- Author
- Devlin, J. F.
- Title
- Modern Approach to Determining Building Height and Area for Fire Safety.
- Coporate
- Schirmer Engineering Corp., Deerfield, IL
- Journal
- Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 42, 32-34,36,38, Spring 2009
- Keywords
- fire protection engineering | quantitative analysis | fire safety | building codes | risk analysis | Life Safety Code | event logic tree | performance based design | building design | risk assessment | NFPA 550
- Identifiers
- building height and area origin; quantitative risk-based approach; quantifying enhancements; event tree with associated fire safety subsystem branches; fault tree for sprinkler activation failure: no water condition; top gates of NFPA 550 Guide to Fire SafetyConcepts Tree with selected lower-tier gates