- Author
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Yuill, C. H.
- Title
- Hazard and Control of Materials for Building Interiors.
- Coporate
- Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX
- Book or Conf
- American Iron and Steel Inst. Fire Protection for Buildings Conference. October 6, 1972.,
Chicago, IL,
1-17 p.,
1962
- Keywords
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building materials
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fire hazard
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fire suppression
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fire growth
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ignition source
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combustible
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noncombustibles
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life safety
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hazardous materials
- Identifiers
- form of material; environmental factors
- Abstract
- The hazard of materials used in building interiors is a function of their type and quantity, their location in the structure, their physical and thermal characteristics, and how they are used and the manner in which they affect people caught in a fire situation.