- Author
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Robertson, J.
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Mehaffey, J.
- Title
- Accounting for Fire Following Earthquakes in the Development of Performance Based Building Codes.
- Coporate
- City of Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Forintek Canada Corp., Ontario, Canada
- Report
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Volume 1,
- Book or Conf
- Interscience Communications Ltd.; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Building Research Establishment; and Society of Fire Protection Engineers; Swedish National Testing and Research Institute. Interflam 1999. (Interflam '99). International Interflam Conference, 8th Proceedings. Volume 1. June 29-July 1, 1999,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Edinburgh, Scotland,
273-284 p.,
1999
- Keywords
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fire science
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fire safety
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earthquakes
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performance based codes
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life safety
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building codes
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fire risk
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reliability
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building design
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evaluation
- Identifiers
- post earthquake fire scenario; development of performance based codes in North America; proposed objective relating to post-earthquake fire risk; performance criteria based on a two level analysis; seismic fire factors based on life safety considerations; recommended fire sfety systems design criteria for the 475 year design level earthquake; seismic fire factors for property protection; response factors and parameters; vulnerability factors and parameters