- Author
- Khoudja, N. | Johnston, W. L.
- Title
- Computer Verification, Validation, and Use of Selected State-of-the-Art Fire Safety Models for One-Story Multi-Compartment Buildings.
- Coporate
- Texas A&M University, College Station
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Keywords
- fire models | fire safety | compartments | computers | predictive models | validtion
- Abstract
- The project team will assess the state-of-the-art literature of fire safety models that are categorized by relative versatility of application. An overview of fire mathematical modelling for one-story multi-compartment structures as well as the models' limitations, capabilities and uses will be presented in a first tentative report. Through the utilization of major fire safety data bases, verification and validation of anumber of these models, namely FAST and Harvard VI models, will be conducted. The resulting simulation process should lead toward a decision making criteria for the evaluation of model performance. A second report will be the subject of detailed analysis of the above tasks. Data preparation, verification, simulation, and validation processes will be documented for users' needs. In a summary report, research findings and recommendations for future work will be stated.