- Author
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Feeney, M.
- Title
- Accounting for Sprinkler Effectiveness in Performance Based Design of Steel Buildings for Fire.
- Coporate
- University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Report
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Fire Engineering Research Report 01/12
May 2001
138 p.
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: School of Engineering, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand. Telephone: 643-364-2250, Fax: 643-364-2758, Website: http://www.civil.canterbury.ac.nz
- Keywords
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sprinklers
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effectiveness
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steel structures
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acceptance criteria
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reliability
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water supply
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earthquakes
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fire spread
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building codes
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sprinkler systems
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risk assessment
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fire risk
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fire resistance
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fire protection
- Identifiers
- interaction between sprinklers and structure performance in fire; quantifying acceptable performance; occurrence of fires; sprinkler reliability and efficacy; sprinkler water supply reliability; fire following earthquake; performance of steel structures in fully developed fires; likely performance of steel structure in sprinklered buildings