- Author
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Hall, J. R., Jr.
- Title
- Fire Risk Analysis Model for Assessing Options for flammable and Combustible Liquid Products in Storage and Retail Occupancies.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 31,
No. 4,
290-308,
4th Quarter, November 1995
- Keywords
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risk analysis
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fire risk
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materials handling
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flammable liquids
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combustible liquids
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storage
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scenarios
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warehouses
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sensitivity analysis
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pallet storage
- Identifiers
- initiating fire scenarios used in fire risk analysis model; choice alternatives analyzed; calculating probability of an uncontrolled fire of unacceptable size; sample estimates of the key probability parameters for general warehouses; summary of drop tests of containers in cartons; estimated overall fire risk - probability of uncontrolled fire of unacceptable size in general warehouse with rack storage; estimated fire risk assuming complete, operational sprinkler - probability of uncontrolled fire of unacceptable size in general warehouse with rack storage