Determining and Analyzing Factors Affecting Fire Safety Based on Fire Risk Assessment Method for Engineering and providing Control Solutions: A Case Study in a Hospital [PDF]
بهداشت و ایمنی کارIntroduction: Fire safety in healthcare centers is crucial due to the limited evacuation capacity of the occupants and the necessity of not disrupting the operation in these centers.
Samaneh Salari +3 more
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Modeling Flood Perils and Flood Insurance Program in Taiwan [PDF]
Taiwan had approximately 3,000 buildings damaged by floods with an economic loss of NT$12.8 billion annually, a figure 4.5 times more than economic losses due to fire damages. Many insurers become extremely cautious when underwriting their flood policies
Chang, Ching-Cheng +2 more
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Assessing the Fire Risk for a Historic Hangar [PDF]
, 2010 NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is evaluating options of reuse of its historic Hangar 1. As a part of this evaluation, a qualitative fire risk assessment study was performed to evaluate the potential threat of combustion of the historic hangar. The study
Datta, Koushik, Morrison, Richard S.
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane +4 more
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A Framework for Assessment of Intentional Fires
Muhandisī-i bihdāsht-i ḥirfah/ī, 2014 Background & Objectives : It is not possible to live without using fire. However, fire could destruct human properties in a short time. One of the most important types of fire is intentional fire.
Iraj Mohammadfam +2 more
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A comparison of methods used for fire safety evaluation
Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2010 The paper considers the problem of fire safety assurance by means of fire risk indexing and fire risk assessment. Attention is focused on the comparison of these two principal approaches and the possibilities of applying them in a combined set. The paper
Jurgita Šakėnaitė
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Advances in Safe, Flexible, and Stretchable Batteries for Wearable Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Unlike previous reviews centered on component‐based deformability, this work highlights safety‐driven design strategies for flexible and stretchable batteries. By integrating material‐level engineering, geometry‐controlled structures, biocompatibility, and self‐protection mechanisms, it establishes a unified framework that connects mechanical ...
Hyewon Kang +4 more
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The MaxEnt method for probabilistic structural fire engineering : performance for multi-modal outputs [PDF]
, 2019 Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) methodologies are gaining traction in fire engineering practice as a (necessary) means to demonstrate adequate safety for uncommon buildings.
Elhami Khorasani, Negar +4 more
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li +4 more
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Propuesta simbiosis entre métodos clásicos de evaluación de riesgo de incendio y métodos de modelado y simulación computacional de incendios [PDF]
, 2014 Dentro de los métodos de evaluación de riesgo de incendio, cabe considerar los métodos escalares y vectoriales. En los primeros se establece un valor numérico (escalar) como indicador del riesgo aceptable y no aceptable, existiendo gran ...
Aguayo-González, Francisco +4 more
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