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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