- Author
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Levine, R. S.
- Title
- Joint US-USSR Seminar on Mathematical Methods for Estimating the Fire Endurance of Structural Assemblies.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBSIR 80-2188,
January 1981,
213 p.
- Distribution
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- Keywords
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fires
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fire endurance
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mathematical models
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reinforced concretes
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steel structures
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wooden structures
- Abstract
- This publication is a compilation of papers presented May 14, 1980, at a Joint US-USSR Seminar on "Mathematical Methods for Estimating the Fire Resistance of Structural Assemblies". The seminar was arranged by the US-USSR Panel on Fire Resistance of in this field. In turn, this agreement is part of wider US-USSR agreement to cooperate in the field of Housing and Other Construction. The responsible U.S. government agency for the parent agreement is the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Mr. Lawrence P. Simons, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner is U. S. Deputy Co-Chairman for the Parent Agreement. Dr. Robert S. Levine of the National Bureau of Standards, Center for Fire Research and Dr. Igor G. Romanenkov, Laboratory Chief, Central Research Institute of Building Construction, GOSSTROY, are the Co-Chairmen of the Fire Panel. This is the first of a series of planned yearly joint seminars on specific applied fire safety research topics. The Soviet papers were translated into English by the Soviets, but editorial changes have been made by U. S. personnel who are expert in the particular subject. It is intended that the original who are expert in the particular subject. It is intended that the original authors' meanings have not been changed. In some cases, the U.S. presentations are not yet available as published papers, or were summaries of work that has already been published elsewhere. Hence, one of the U.S. presentations is in the form of slides and commentary. These presentations, in the form given, are intended to represent up-to-date U. S. technology.