Building fire performance analysis [[electronic resource] /] / Robert W. Fitzgerald |
Autore | Fitzgerald Robert W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : J. Wiley, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (535 p.) |
Disciplina |
693.8/2
693.82 |
Soggetto topico |
Building, Fireproof
Fire prevention - Inspection |
ISBN |
1-280-27167-1
9786610271672 1-61344-916-X 0-470-30034-5 0-470-86328-5 0-470-86327-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
BUILDING FIRE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1 Understanding, deciding, communicating; 1.1 The destination; 1.2 Codes and standards; 1.3 Routine practices; 1.4 A way of thinking; 1.5 Evaluation levels; 1.6 Applications; 1.7 Road map; References; 2 Fire defenses; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Building fire defenses; 2.3 Active fire defenses; 2.4 Passive fire defenses; 2.5 Closure; 3 Basic concepts; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Concepts and definitions; 3.3 Performance evaluations; 4 The anatomy of building fires; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The building; 4.3 The fire protection systems
4.4 The fire4.5 The anatomy of a building fire; 4.6 Fire in the room of origin; 4.7 Barrier effectiveness and fire propagation; 4.8 Fire department operations; 4.9 The structural frame; 4.10 Smoke movement; 4.11 Life safety; 4.12 Performance evaluations and risk characterizations; 4.13 Summary; 5 A way of thinking; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The building/fire performance system; 5.3 Performance evaluations; 5.4 The window of uncertainty; 5.5 Estimating performance; 5.6 Evaluation levels; 5.7 Visual thinking; 5.8 Example of effective communication; 5.9 Summary; 6 Framework for analysis 6.1 Introduction6.2 Network diagrams; 6.3 Continuous value networks: concepts; 6.4 Continuous value networks: calculations and graphing; 6.5 Single value networks: concepts; 6.6 Single value networks: calculations; 6.7 Networks and performance curves: discussion; 6.8 The L curve; 6.9 The L curve for a room of origin; 6.10 The L curve for a building fire path; 6.11 L curve communication; 7 Prolog to applications; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Tools of the trade; 7.3 Fire prevention; 7.4 Building types; 7.5 Selection of the room of origin; 7.6 Design fire concepts; 7.7 The design fire 7.8 Performance analysis overview7.9 Fire performance: M curve analysis; 7.10 Fire performance: A curve analysis; 7.11 Putting it together: the L curve; 7.12 Structural frame behavior: the Fr curve; 7.13 Smoke analysis; 7.14 Risk characterizations; 7.15 Summary; Reference; 8 Design fires; 8.1 The need; 8.2 Fire in a room; 8.3 Fire development in small rooms; 8.4 Interior design and model rooms; 8.5 Realms of fire growth; 8.6 Level 2 concepts; 8.7 Level 2 framework; 8.8 Discussion; 8.9 Large room concepts; 8.10 Level 2 framework for large rooms; 8.11 Level 3 evaluations; 8.12 Level 1 concepts 8.13 Concepts of fire growth potential classification8.14 Fire growth potential classifications; 8.15 Illustrations of the classification process; 8.16 Discussion for room classifications; 8.17 αt(2) fires; 8.18 The design fire; 8.19 The I curve; 8.20 Thoughts on design fires; 8.21 Summary; Reference; 9 Barriers and multiroom fires; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Barrier functions; 9.3 Concepts for barrier evaluations; 9.4 Barrier performance descriptors; 9.5 The barrier/space module; 9.6 Summary; 10 Barrier performance; 10.1 Pause for review; 10.2 Chapter organization; 10.3 The standard fire test 10.4 Standard test discussion |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145038803321 |
Fitzgerald Robert W | ||
Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : J. Wiley, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fire performance analysis for buildings / / Robert W. Fitzgerald and Brian J. Meacham |
Autore | Fitzgerald Robert W. |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (921 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 693.8/2 |
Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
Soggetto topico |
Building, Fireproof
Fire prevention - Inspection |
ISBN |
1-5231-2351-6
1-118-92649-8 1-118-92633-1 1-118-92632-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910271041903321 |
Fitzgerald Robert W. | ||
Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fire performance analysis for buildings / / Robert W. Fitzgerald and Brian J. Meacham |
Autore | Fitzgerald Robert W. |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (921 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 693.8/2 |
Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
Soggetto topico |
Building, Fireproof
Fire prevention - Inspection |
ISBN |
1-5231-2351-6
1-118-92649-8 1-118-92633-1 1-118-92632-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823766103321 |
Fitzgerald Robert W. | ||
Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Loss Control Auditing : A Guide for Conducting Fire, Safety, and Security Audits |
Autore | Dunlap E. Scott |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | CRC Press [Imprint], Sept. 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.4/7 |
Collana | Occupational safety & health guide series |
Soggetto topico |
Fire prevention - Inspection
Industrial buildings - Fires and fire prevention Loss control Industrial safety |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-429-15177-2
1-138-46644-1 1-4398-2887-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; The Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Preaudit; Chapter 2: Audit; Chapter 3: Postaudit; Chapter 4: Documentation Review; Chapter 5: Physical Inspection; Chapter 6: Conducting Interviews; Chapter 7: Creating an Audit Program; Chapter 8: Creating an Audit Protocol; Chapter 9: Audit Scoring; Chapter 10: Auditor Selection and Training; Chapter 11: Audit Logistics; Chapter 12: Audit Frequency; Chapter 13: Workplace Safety Auditing; Chapter 14: Security Auditing; Chapter 15: Fire Auditing; Chapter 16: The Audit as a Training Tool; Chapter 17: Employee Involvement
Chapter 18: ChallengesReferences; Appendix A: OSHA Letter of Interpretation on Voluntary Self-Audits; Appendix B: OSHA 2000 Policy on Self-Audits; Appendix C: Sample OSHA Partnership Audit; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465062603321 |
Dunlap E. Scott | ||
CRC Press [Imprint], Sept. 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Loss control auditing : a guide for conducting fire, safety, and security audits / / E. Scott Dunlap |
Autore | Dunlap E. Scott (Erik Scott) |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | CRC Press [Imprint], Sept. 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.4/7 |
Collana | Occupational safety & health guide series |
Soggetto topico |
Fire prevention - Inspection
Industrial buildings - Fires and fire prevention Loss control Industrial safety |
ISBN |
0-429-15177-2
1-138-46644-1 1-4398-2887-3 |
Classificazione | BUS041000LAW034000TEC017000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; The Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Preaudit; Chapter 2: Audit; Chapter 3: Postaudit; Chapter 4: Documentation Review; Chapter 5: Physical Inspection; Chapter 6: Conducting Interviews; Chapter 7: Creating an Audit Program; Chapter 8: Creating an Audit Protocol; Chapter 9: Audit Scoring; Chapter 10: Auditor Selection and Training; Chapter 11: Audit Logistics; Chapter 12: Audit Frequency; Chapter 13: Workplace Safety Auditing; Chapter 14: Security Auditing; Chapter 15: Fire Auditing; Chapter 16: The Audit as a Training Tool; Chapter 17: Employee Involvement
Chapter 18: Challenges References; Appendix A: OSHA Letter of Interpretation on Voluntary Self-Audits; Appendix B: OSHA 2000 Policy on Self-Audits; Appendix C: Sample OSHA Partnership Audit; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791982603321 |
Dunlap E. Scott (Erik Scott) | ||
CRC Press [Imprint], Sept. 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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