- Author
- Kashef, A. | Benichou, N. | Reid, I. | Hadjisophocleous, G.
- Title
- FIERAsystem Theory Report: Fire Spread Model (FSPM).
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Report
- IRC Research Report No. 134; Research Report No. 134; RR-134, May 2003, 7 p.
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Telephone (613) 993-2607, Fax: (613) 952-7673, Email: Irc.Client-Services@nrc.ca [FULL DOCUMENT IN PDF]: http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/fulltext/rr134/
- Keywords
- fire spread | building codes | performance based codes | computer models | compartments
- Identifiers
- Fire Evaluation and Risk Assessment system; Fire Spread Model (PSPM); example of fire spread in a multi-compartment building
- Abstract
- As Canada and other countries move from prescriptive-based building codes to performance/objective-based codes, new design tools are needed to aid in demonstrating that compliance with these new codes has been achieved. One such tool is the computer model FiRECAM, which has been developed over the past decade by the Fire Risk Management Program of the Institute for Research in Construction at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). FiRECAM is a computer model for evaluating fire protection systems in residential and office buildings that can be used to compare the expected safety and cost of candidate fire protection options.