- Author
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Wiersma, S. J.
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Martin, S. B.
- Title
- Measurements of the Dynamics of Structural Fires. Annual Report.
- Coporate
- Office of Civil Defense, Washington, DC
- Report
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OCD Work Unit 2561A; SRI Project PYU-8150,
August 1971,
107 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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structures
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wind effects
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wooden structures
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masonry
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burning rate
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radiant flux profile
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radiant energy
- Identifiers
- one-story wooden buildings; interaction of simultaneous fires; induced inflow velocities; flame areas
- Abstract
- The dynamic behavior of structural fires in the context of civil defense implications following nuclear attack is experimentally evaluated. This second year's effort has studied the interactive effects of pairs of structures that were burned simulteneously and the effects of wind on individual burning structures. The buildings burned were similar to the one-story wooden buildings used in the first year's program, so comparisons could be made. Also during the year, an opportunity to measure radiant fluxes from burning buildings of masonry exterior was afforded by an urban-renewal project.