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Human behavior and fires: An introduction
Fire Technology, 1984From a selected list of references, the author traces the developments in the research into human behavior in fire situations. This paper includes research approaches, people and design as related to the evacuation process, panic, behavioral tendencies, and decision-making, citing references from the author's paper: Human Behavior and Fire Emergencies:
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Fire Behavior of Polyurethane Foams
Journal of Cellular Plastics, 2003Combustibility of polyurethane foam is an important industry issue. Many test methods are in place to characterize foam combustion, and legislation exists to ensure that the foam complies with specified standards. This paper provides a basic understanding of foam combustibility based on the British Standard BS5852 test method.
B. Bastin, R. Paleja, J. Lefebvre
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2016
Human behavior in fire is at the core of all life safety projects completed by fire safety or fire protection engineers. A better understanding of how people respond to building emergencies can aid in safer building design; improved use or development of calculation tools used to ensure the level of safety afforded by these designs; and more effective ...
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Human behavior in fire is at the core of all life safety projects completed by fire safety or fire protection engineers. A better understanding of how people respond to building emergencies can aid in safer building design; improved use or development of calculation tools used to ensure the level of safety afforded by these designs; and more effective ...
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Journal of Macromolecular Science: Part A - Chemistry, 1977
Abstract Methods used to study the behavior of PVC in fire are described. At the Fire Research Station both laboratory and full-scale tests are carried out; appropriate results are given.
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Abstract Methods used to study the behavior of PVC in fire are described. At the Fire Research Station both laboratory and full-scale tests are carried out; appropriate results are given.
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Fire-walking and related behaviors
The Psychological Record, 1957No paranormal explanation is necessary for fire-walking and related behaviors. With incandescent objects, protection is afforded by the spheroidal condition assumed by liquids. With glowing coals, a combination of the spheroidal condition, cutting off of oxygen, liquid absorption, and skin thickness operates to prevent a person from being burned.
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Predicting Human Behavior During Fires
Fire Technology, 2011Evacuation models, including engineering hand calculations and computational tools, are used to calculate the time it takes to evacuate a building, which can then be used in an engineering safety analysis. However, there is a lack of available data and theory on occupant behavior for use by evacuation models to estimate evacuation time results and ...
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Stand development and fire behavior
Forest Ecology and Management, 2003Using a fuel model which characterizes stand fuel properties, the paper quantifies and explains the effects of stand development and silvicultural interventions on fire behavior. It also presents and explains that all fire behavior properties are strongly related to fuel characteristics. Results showed that rate of spread (ROS) was relatively high when
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FIRE! Using GIS to Predict Fire Behavior
Journal of Forestry, 1995Kass Green +4 more
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