Performance analysis of a self-protection system for vehicles in case of WUI fire entrapment [PDF]
, 2019 Sheltering inside a civilian vehicle has proved to be a high risk strategy in case of wildfire entrapment. Survival is by no means guaranteed, especially in moderate to high-intensity wildfires.
Agueda Costafreda, Alba +5 more
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Toward a learnable Artificial Intelligence Model for Aerosol Chemistry and Interactions (AIMACI) based on the Multi-Head Self-Attention algorithm [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and PhysicsSimulating aerosol chemistry and interactions (ACI) is crucial in climate and atmospheric modeling, yet conventional numerical schemes are computationally intensive due to the stiff differential equations and iterative methods involved.
Z. Xia +10 more
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Bond Strength Degradation for Prestressed Steel and Carbon FRP Bars in High-Performance Self-Consolidating Concrete at Elevated Temperatures and in Fire [PDF]
, 2010 Novel structures are emerging utilizing high performance, self-consolidating, fibre-reinforced concrete (HPSCC) reinforced with high-strength, lightweight, and non-corroding prestressed reinforcement.
Bisby, L. +3 more
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Structural fire design of ear strengthened RC beams [PDF]
, 2017 This paper discusses the structural fire design of reinforced concrete beams strengthened in flexure by means of externally applied reinforcement (EAR). It is focusing on the Eurocode approach for fire rating of individual members.
Matthys, Stijn
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Study on fire extinguishing performance of different foam extinguishing agents in diesel pool fire
Results in Engineering, 2023 The physical properties and fire extinguishing performance in diesel fire of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) and protein foam (PF) were studied, and the fire extinguishing mechanism of different foams were also analyzed. The results show that 6%AFFF and
Mengwei Lou +4 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 In this paper, diesel, ethanol and n-heptane were used as fuels, sand was used as fire extinguishing material, and massive fire extinguishing experiments were carried out based on a small-scale sand-throwing equipment.
Bin Yao +5 more
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Formal Probabilistic Analysis of a Wireless Sensor Network for Forest Fire Detection [PDF]
, 2013 Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been widely explored for forest fire detection, which is considered a fatal threat throughout the world. Energy conservation of sensor nodes is one of the biggest challenges in this context and random scheduling is ...
Abid, Mohamed +3 more
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Influence of graphene on fire protection of intumescent fire retardant coating for steel structure
Energy Reports, 2020 Graphene (GR) was used as filler to improve the performance of fire resistance, thermal stability, smoke suppression of waterborne intumescent fire-retardant coating.
Wang Zhan +3 more
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The impact of fire suppression tasks on firefighter hydration: A critical review with consideration of the utility of reported hydration measures [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Firefighting is a highly stressful occupation with unique physical challenges, apparel and environments that increase the potential for dehydration.
Orr, Robin Marc +2 more
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Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2014 En aplicaciones para la construcción se requiere aportar al conocimiento del comportamiento de la madera y tableros a base de madera frente a la acción del fuego para mejorar condiciones de uso en servicio.
R. Garay, M. Henriquez
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