- Author
- Li, Y. | Spearpoint, M.
- Title
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sprinklers for Property Protection in New Zealand Parking Buildings.
- Coporate
- Stephenson and Turner New Zealand Ltd., Auckland University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 12, No. 3, 223-243, 2003-2004
- Keywords
- sprinklers | garages | cost benefit analysis | fire protection | structures | installing | automobile fires | fire safety | building codes | NFPA 88A | scenarios | fire statistics | equations | fire damage | probability statistics | sensitivity anlaysis | life safety | Monte Carlo method
- Identifiers
- parking buildings; property protection; event tree construction; vehicle fire frequency per vehicle visit; verhicle fires in non-sprinklered parking buildings; vehicle fires in sprinklered parking buildings; four scenarios considered incost-benefit analysis ( CBA) of sprinkler provision in parking buildings; parameter summary of four scenarios considered in CBA; determination of relevant parameters; series present worth factor; details of probability distributions for each @RISK input; life safety versus property protection