- Author
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Babrusukas, V.
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Fleming, J. M.
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Russell, B. D.
- Title
- RSET/ASET: A Flawed Concept for Fire Safety Assessment.
- Coporate
- Fire Science and Technology Inc., Issaquah WA
Boston Fire Dept., MA
Texas A&M Univ., College Station
- Book or Conf
- Fire and Materials 2009. 11th International Conference. Conference Papers. Proceedings. Organised by Interscience Communications Limited. January 26-28, 2009,
Interscience Communications Limited, London, England,
San Francisco, CA,
315-328 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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fire safety
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computer programs
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egress
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escape means
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human behavior
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smoke detectors
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fire alarm systems
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occupants
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tenabilty limits
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safety engineering
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chairs
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smoldering
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mattresses
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building fires
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fire protection
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fire models
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NFPA 72
- Identifiers
- Required Safe Egress Time (RSET); Available Safe Egress Time (ASET); escape behavior; fire escape models; tenability in fire; average ASET times, along with their standard deviations; tests with positive ASET results; Available Safe Egress Time, ASET (s) for smoldering fires in the NIST Indiana Dunes II tests; Margin of Safety (s) for smoldering fires in the NIST Indiana Dunes II tests