Building Fire Performance Analysis

Preface. Acknowledgement. 1 Understanding, deciding, communicating. References. 2 Fire defenses. 3 Basic concepts. 4 The anatomy of building fires. 5 A way of thinking. 6 Framework for analysis. 7 Prolog to applications. Reference. 8 Design fires. Reference. 9 Barriers and multiroom fires. 10 Barrier performance. References. 11 Detection and Initial Actions. PART A: DETECTION. PART B: ALARM AND NOTIFICATION. 12 Fire service manual suppression. References. 13 Automatic sprinkler suppression. Reference. 14 Putting it together: the L curve. Reference. 15 Concepts in structural frame analysis. 16 Smoke analysis. References. 17 Building performance. 18 Risk characterizations. PART A: HUMAN SAFETY. PART B: PROPERTY SAFETY. References. 19 Introduction to risk management. 20 Prevent established burning. Reference. 21 Decision making and communication. Appendix A: Analytical foundations. Appendix B: What about the Numbers? Appendix C: The role of judgment in engineering evaluations. Appendix D: Inspection Report Forms. Appendix E: Fire Safety Evaluators. Symbols and Abbreviations. Index.