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Author
Hall, J. R., Jr. | Sapochetti, J.
Title
Using Fire Scenarios Properly: A Challenge for Performance-Based Design.
Coporate
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA Vanderweil Engineers, Inc., Boston, MA
Book or Conf
International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering (ICFRE3), Third (3rd). Proceedings. Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). October 4-8, 1999, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, 101-110 p., 1999
Keywords
fire research | fire protection engineering | scenarios | risk analysis | hazard analysis | performance evaluation
Identifiers
fire location versus initial severity; ability of the design fire to represent other types of fires in a scenario class; typical versus high-challenge fires; risk versus hazard analysis; what scenarios can and can't a building handle