- Author
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Con, V.
- Title
- Evaluating and Upgrading Fire Resistance of Tall Buildings.
- Coporate
- Comptrollers Office, New York City, NY
- Book or Conf
- Designing Structures for Fire. Proceedings. Co-Sponsored by: Society of Fire Protection Engieners and Structural Engineering Institute. September 30-October 1, 2003,
DEStech Publications, Inc.,
Baltimore, MD,
312-316 p.,
2003
- Keywords
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structures
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building design
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high rise buildings
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fire resistance
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fire protection
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surveys
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structural members
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walls
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floors
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escape means
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construction materials
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fire resistance ratings
- Identifiers
- evaluating and upgrading fire resistance of tall buildings; procedures are provided for three phases: survey, assessment and upgrading; required fire ratings of construction members (noncombustible construction); fire ratings of exterior bearing walls (noncombustible construction)