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Author
Williamson, R. B. | Groner, N.
Title
Ignition of Fires Following Earthquakes Associated With Natural Gas and Electric Distribution Systems.
Coporate
California Univ., Berkeley
Book or Conf
Engineered Fire Protection Design...Applying Fire Science to Fire Protection Problems, International Conference. Proceedings. Co-organized by: Society of Fire Protection Engieners (SFPE) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). June 11-15, 2001, San Francisco, CA, 174-201 p., 2001
Keywords
fire protection | fire protection engineering | earthquakes | natural gas | ignition | fire safety | residential buildings | wooden structures | building materials | fire risk | scenarios
Identifiers
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER); causes of post-earthquake fires related to gas and electric utility service; systems approach to post-earthquake fire safety; post-ignition residential fire scenarios; gas line fault ignition in one and two family dwellings; ignition times for wooden building materials; relationship between earthquake shaking intensity and fire occurrence; reducing gas faults inside buildings; alternative means to stop delivery of gas