- Author
- Thomas, G. C. | Cousins, W. J. | Lloydd, D. A. | Heron, D. W. | Mazzoni, S.
- Title
- Post-Earthquake Fire Spread between Buildings: Estimating and Costing Extent in Wellington.
- Coporate
- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Seventh (7th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). June 16-21, 2003, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Worcester, MA, Evans, D. D., Editors, 691-702 p., 2003
- Keywords
- fire research | earthquakes | fire spread | costs | urban fires | fire losses | fire models | autoignition | pilot ignition | radiant ignition | wind velocity
- Identifiers
- post-earthquake fire; Geographical Information System (GIS); expected losses; New Zealand's experience of fire losses following major earthquakes; spread to contiguous cells; spark spread distances as a function of wind speed; spread by flying brands; results from the four wind scenarios