Fire from First Principles
Design Guide to Building Fire Safety
2nd Edition
Published on 3. March 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
156 pages
978-0-419-20060-4 (ISBN)
Description
This design guide to building fire safety works from first principles and explains the basic strategies of fire safety design available to the architect. The book is particularly appropriate for students of architecture and building, and a series of basic tables provides sufficient detailed information for them to apply the principles to design projects. A new chapter on fire risk assessment highlights the importance of this part of the subject. Because this book takes a "principles" approach to building fire safety design it should be of interest in all countries regardless of the prevailing government legislation. This book should be of interest to architects, students of architecture, fire prevention officers, building control officers, fire safety design consultants, fire technologists.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
51 line illustrations, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-419-20060-4 (9780419200604)
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Content
Part 1 Theory: fire science; fire safety design. Part 2 Prevention: ignition prevention; fuel limitation; fire safety management. Part 3 Communication: detection; comprehension/analysis; alarm; signs and fire notices. Part 4 Escape: occupancy; travel distances; rescue; escape lighting. Part 5 Containment; passive measures - structural protection; passive measures - compartmentation; passive measures - envelope protection; active measures. Part 6 Extinguishment: manual fire-lighting; auto-suppression; fire service facilities and access. Part 7 Assessment: methodology; hospitals; public sector dwellings; workplaces; canals; audits; assessors. Part 8 Fire information: introduction; legislation in Great Britain; Northern Ireland legislation; Republic of Ireland legislation; British standards and international standards; guidance; consultancy and advisory services.