- Author
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Roytman, M. Y.
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
- Report
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TT 71-58002,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- Principles of Fire Safety Standards for Building Construction. [Translated from Russian],
Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,
442 p.,
1975
- Keywords
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fire safety
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buildings
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standards
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fire losses
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fire resistance rating
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structures
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fire prevention
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fire barriers
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fire spread
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fire protection
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smoke
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vents
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evacuation
- Abstract
- The result of scientific research conducted by planning and design organizations and agencies of the USSR State Fire Service for the development of basic fire prevention building codes have been generalized in this book. Approximate methods for calculating the actual and required fire resistance ratings of structures have been included, as well as methods for determining the cross sections of smoke and explosion vents and the structural designs of smoke shafts and blow-out panels. Design experience with fire barriers has been generalized also, and the necessary separation distances between buildings and other structures for the purpose of preventing fire spread are specified. Building design requirements for safe evacuation of people and methods for calculating permissible and actual evacuation times are described.