- Author
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Schemel, C. F.
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Budnick, E. K.
- Title
- Pilot Study: Analyzing Fire Protection System Reliability Using Limited Databases. Quantifying the Effects of Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Frequencies on Selected Automatic Sprinkler Systems.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Book or Conf
- Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 24-26, 1999,
Orlando, FL,
34-54 p.,
1999
- Keywords
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fire suppression
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fire detection
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fire research
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fire safety
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fire protection
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databases
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inspection
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maintenance
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sprinkler systems
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failure rates
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methodology
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fault trees
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water pressure
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reliability
- Identifiers
- exponential model and component failure rates; pilot study design; development of system and component ITM database; descriptive statistics and t-test results for static pressures; descriptive statistics and t-test results for residual pressures; sprinkler system reliability estimates