- Author
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Harmsworth, A. D.
- Title
- Economical Approach to Maintaining Fire Sprinkler Systems With Respect to Post Earthquake Fires.
- Coporate
- Graham Harmsworth Lai and Associates Ltd., Vancouver, Canada
- Report
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Volume 2,
- Distribution
- For more information contact: Interscience Communications, West Yard House, Guildford Grove, London SE10 8JT, England. Fax: +44(0)208 692 5155, Email: intercomm@dial.pipex.com, Website: http://www.intercomm.dial.pipex.com
- Book or Conf
- Interscience Communications Ltd.; Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute. Interflam 2001. (Interflam '01). International Interflam Conference, 9th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 17-19, 2001,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Edinburgh, Scotland,
1243-1248 p.,
2001
- Keywords
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fire science
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fire safety
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fire research
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fire suppression
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sprinkler systems
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earthquakes
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costs
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fire protection
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water supply
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sprinklers
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pressure
- Identifiers
- conventional passive fire protection systems; seismic experience with sprinkler systems; municipal water supplies; conventional sprinkler protection; number of sprinklers required to control fires by occupancy; cumulative percentage of fires controlled by a specified number of sprinklers