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Author
Levine, R. S.
Title
Survey of United States Research Projects Publications in the Field of Fire Safety of Buildings and Structures: 1978-1980.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBSIR 81-2294, June 1981, 43 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
fire safety | compartment fires | fire detection | fire endurance | fire tests | fire models | flammability | human behavior | smoke | fire suppression | toxicity
Abstract
This report is an annotated bibliography of some 166 U.S. papers on fire safety research, published 1978-1980. Prepared as part of a US-USSR agreement to cooperate in this field, it includes chapters on testing materials for flammability, smoke generation and toxicity, fire resistance of structures, compartment fire modeling, automatic detection and suppression, and human response in fires.