| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 189 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. General description of building fires -- 3. Elements of probability theory -- 4. Beta reliability index -- 5. The Monte Carlo method -- 6. Event and fault trees -- 7. Performance-based optimal design -- 8. Risk analysis of fire initiation -- 9. Personal factors in a fire -- 10. Probabilistic modelling of barrier resistance -- 11. A stochastic fire growth model -- 12. A stochastic model for smoke spread -- 13. A stochastic model for human behaviour -- 14. Performance assessment of fire safety systems -- 15. Stochastic modelling of fire brigade response -- 16. Risk analysis of an assembly hall -- 17. The building at 140 William Street. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fire risk assessment.
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Fire risk assessment. |
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Fire protection engineering.
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Fire protection engineering. |
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Building, Fireproof.
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Building, Fireproof. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Beck, V. R. (Vaughan Rodney)
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Bennetts, I. D.
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| ISBN |
9780080467269 (e-book ; PDF) |
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0080467261 (e-book ; PDF) |
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9780750681568 075068156X |
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