- Author
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Fleming, J. M.
- Title
- Code Official's View of Performance-Based Codes.
- Coporate
- Boston Fire Dept., MA
- Journal
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Code Official,
Vol. 33,
No. 1,
18-30,
January/February 1999
- Book or Conf
- Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. National Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 12-14, 1997,
Orlando, FL,
234-251 p.,
['1999', '1997']
- 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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performance based codes
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fire growth
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high rise buildings
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egress
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apartments
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reaction time
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tenability limits
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evacuation time
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sprinklers
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fire models
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validation
- Identifiers
- fire growth scenario of Boston High Rise; detector activation times; arena egress time; flow times from various sources; impact of different flow times and reaction times on total egress time from upper deck; high rise apartment egress speeds; high rise apartment hazard criteria; tenability criteria; evacuation time vs. ASET; evacuation time vs. hazard criteria; comparison of alternate and sprinkler design; choice of ASET-B for arena; arena fire load problems