Principles of fire risk assessment in buildings /

This book arrives at just the right time to facilitate understanding of performance-based fire risk assessment in buildings an integral part of the global shift in policy away from traditional prescriptive codes. Yung, an internationally recognised expert on the subject of fire risk assessment, intr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yung, David Tin Lam.
Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Principles of Fire Risk Assessment in Buildings; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Symbols; 1 Introduction; PART I Simple Approach to Fire Risk Assessment; 2 What is Fire Risk Assessment?; 3 Fire Risk Assessment Based on Past Fire Experience; 4 Qualitative Fire Risk Assessment; 5 Quantitative Fire Risk Assessment; PART II Fundamental Approach to Fire Risk Assessment; 6 Fundamental Approach to Fire Risk Assessment; 7 Fire Growth Scenarios; 8 Fire Spread Probabilities; 9 Smoke Spread Scenarios; 10 Occupant Evacuation Scenarios; 11 Fire Department Response.