- Author
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Thomas, G. C.
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Cousins, W. J.
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Lloydd, D. A.
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Heron, D. W.
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Mazzoni, S.
- Title
- Post-Earthquake Fire Spread between Buildings: Estimating and Costing Extent in Wellington.
- Coporate
- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Seventh (7th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). June 16-21, 2003,
Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA,
Worcester, MA,
Evans, D. D., Editors,
691-702 p.,
2003
- Keywords
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fire research
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earthquakes
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fire spread
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costs
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urban fires
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fire losses
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fire models
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autoignition
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pilot ignition
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radiant ignition
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wind velocity
- Identifiers
- post-earthquake fire; Geographical Information System (GIS); expected losses; New Zealand's experience of fire losses following major earthquakes; spread to contiguous cells; spark spread distances as a function of wind speed; spread by flying brands; results from the four wind scenarios