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Author
Hasofer, A. M. | Qu, J. | Thomas, I.
Title
Analysing the Time to Untenable Conditions for the Cesare-Risk Computer Fire Model.
Coporate
Victoria University of Technology, Australia
Report
Volume 2,
Book or Conf
Interflam 2004. (Interflam '04). International Interflam Conference, 10th Proceedings. Volume 2. July 5-7, 2004. Organised by Interscience Communications Ltd. in association with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1051-1064 p., 2004
Keywords
fire science | fire safety | fire models | computer models | time | large scale fire tests | incapacitation | heat radiation | scenarios | algorithms | reliability | validation
Identifiers
large scale Monte-Carlo simulation oa a computer fire model: CESARE-Risk; door open/window open (DOWO); door open/window closed (DOWC); door closed/window open (DCWO; door closed/window closed (DCWC); stochastic input variables; calculation of COHb value; fatality caused by heat; ace algorithm; ace regression analysis of the time to untenable conditions for the DCWC scenario; ace regression analysis of U33; values of quadratic regression coefficients for U33; reliability index for engineering design in DCWC scenario; validation by Monte-Carlo simulation; derivation of regression equations for DCWC scenario with fit to the logarithm of the output; calculation of reliability index for DCWC scenario (logarithmic fit); comparison of the time to untenable conditions in the four scenarios; comparison of the reliability indices from different kinds of fit to the output