- Author
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Gross, D.
- Title
- Measurements of Fire Loads and Calculations of Fire Severity.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Wood and Fiber,
Vol. 9,
No. 1,
72-85,
Spring 1977
- Book or Conf
- Fire Protection Structure and Systems Design: Reader. Open Learning Fire Service Program. 1982,
['1977', '1982']
- Keywords
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fire loads
|
fire severity
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fuel load
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fire growth
|
heat release
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combustion
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interior finishes
|
computer models
|
fire endurance
|
load bearing elements
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enclosures
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compartments
- Identifiers
- loadbearing beams; furnishings
- Abstract
- Types of furnishings, interior finish, and occupancy trends have changed considerably over the last several decades, so new fire load surveys for various occupancies are being conduted in various countries, using modern surveying techniques. These new data can be used to calculate fire growth curves, considering modern lightweight methods of construction using large window areas and mechanical ventilation.