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This paper presents an investigation on residual properties and axial bearing capacity of steel reinforced recycled aggregate concrete (SRRC) column exposed to elevated temperature.
Zongping Chen +4 more
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Application of a location model to fire stations in Rotterdam [PDF]
This report is an outgrowth of a research project carried out by the Operations Research Group of Twente University of Technology in cooperation with the Department Fire-Brigade Affairs (Home Office) and the Rotterdam Fire Department.
Schreuder, J.A.M.
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Review of Fire Tests on Seats for Passenger Coaches and the Materials Used in Them
This study shows how the fire regulations for railway seats used in international traffic have changed over the last 30 years. In the past, a paper cushion was used as a flame source, and today, a 15 kW burner is used; consequently, the requirements have
Dieter Hohenwarter
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Fire Behavior of U-shaped Steel Beams Filled with Demolished Concrete Lumps and Fresh Concrete
To reuse waste concrete in a more straightforward and simplified way, a new kind of structural member containing fresh concrete (FC) and demolished concrete lumps (DCLs) distinctly larger than conventional recycled aggregates has been proposed.
Bo Wu, Mingming Ji
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Pre-Test of a Stand for Testing Fire Resistance of Compressed Hydrogen Storage Systems
The publication presents methods and pre-test results of a stand for testing CHSS in terms of resistance to open fire. The basis for the conducted research is the applicable provisions contained in the UN/ECE Regulation R134.
Grzegorz Kubica +4 more
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With the continuous expansion of urban cable scale and the increase in service time, the fire accident risk of cable tunnels also increases. Defects in the configuration of fire prevention measures lead to many fire accidents and seriously affect the ...
Wei Guo +6 more
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Tensile, compressive and flexural strength reduction of timber in fire
The present research was dedicated to investigation into the strength of timber structures under fire conditions. Two kinds of timber specimens including oak and pine were used.
Zoja Bednarek +2 more
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Research on the Scale Fire Test and Fire Resistance of the One-Way Slab of a Metro
To address the difficulty in conducting fire tests to verify the fire-resistance limit of large one-way slabs with heavy loads in a metro, a scale fire test method is proposed based on the bearing capacity calculation of the one-way slab under fire.
Peiyun Qiu +4 more
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Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Algorithm for Indoor Fire Early Warning Based on BP Neural Network
Fire early warning is an important way to deal with the faster burning rate of modern home fires and ensure the safety of the residents’ lives and property.
Lesong Wu, Lan Chen, Xiaoran Hao
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Municipal Government Structure, Unionization, and the Wages of Fire Fighters [PDF]
[Excerpt] Also important to any analysis of labor costs in the public sector today is, of course, the effect of collective bargaining on wages. For reasons described in a recent article by Orley Ashenfelter, fire fighters provide an excellent test of ...
Ehrenberg, Ronald G
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