- Author
- Smith, R. L.
- Title
- Concept of the Calculus of Fire Safety.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 4459, November 1990, 22 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- fire safety | artificial intelligence | expert systems | computer programs | fire risk | occupants
- Abstract
- Many people (builders, owners, designers, occupants, etc.) have an interest in appraising the fire safety of existing or proposed buildings. Computers are playing an ever increasing role in fire safety analysis and in the technology transfer of fire science. In this report the concept of the Calculus of Fire Safety is developed as a declarative programming language. This calculus will enable users to specify what fire safety question is to be answered without specifying how the answer is to be obtained. Advances in Artificial Intelligence programming techniques will enable the implementaion of the Calculus of Fire Safety on widely available workstations. This will provide a very powerful tool to anyone interested in determining the fire safety of buildings.