- Author
- Schemel, C. F. | Budnick, E. K.
- Title
- Pilot Study: Analyzing Fire Protection System Reliability Using Limited Databases. Quantifying the Effects of Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Frequencies on Selected Automatic Sprinkler Systems.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Book or Conf
- Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 24-26, 1999, Orlando, FL, 34-54 p., 1999
- Keywords
- fire suppression | fire detection | fire research | fire safety | fire protection | databases | inspection | maintenance | sprinkler systems | failure rates | methodology | fault trees | water pressure | reliability
- Identifiers
- exponential model and component failure rates; pilot study design; development of system and component ITM database; descriptive statistics and t-test results for static pressures; descriptive statistics and t-test results for residual pressures; sprinkler system reliability estimates