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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Cedar Façade Flame Spread With Respect to Sidewall

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to growing energy conservation and carbon neutrality efforts, façade systems incorporating wooden materials have attracted increasing attention, which in turn raises concerns about their combustibility. This study presents a combined experimental and numerical investigation of flame spread along cedar façades.
Xukun Sun, Hideki Yoshioka, Takafumi Noguchi, Yuhei Nishio, Manabu Kanematsu, Biao Zhou, Mingwei Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical Behaviour of Vacuum‐Infused GFRP Composites at Elevated Temperatures—Influence of Fibre Architecture

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study addresses the influence of fibre architecture on the mechanical properties of vacuum‐infused glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites at elevated temperatures (ET). Laminates with three different fibre configurations—unidirectional (UD), bidirectional 0°/90° cross‐ply (BD), and ±45° off‐axis angle‐ply (OA) – were tested in ...
Eloísa Castilho, João P. Firmo, Mário Garrido, João R. Correia, Afonso Ataíde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forensic Perspectives on Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure in Greece: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]

Pediatr Rep
Dimitriou K, Efthymiou V, Fragkou K, Peyron PA, Martrille L, Baccino E, Bacopoulou F, Papadodima S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Deriving the Charring Rate of a Wood Fibre Insulation Board by Exposure to the ISO 834 Standard Fire

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wood fibre insulation boards (WFIB) are widely used combustible building materials, commonly applied in energy‐efficient construction for their thermal and hygric performance. The present study investigates the behaviour of the most common type of wood fibre insulation when exposed to the ISO 834 standard fire.
Joel Philippe Karolin, Mohammad Rahiminejad, Karim Ghazi Wakili, Luis Miguel Olaechea, Christoph Renfer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Char Layer Thickness Evolution During Structural Timber Fire Experiment and Final Density Profile

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper evaluates several non‐destructive experimental methods for determining the char layer thickness and its density profile in structural timber samples exposed to standard ISO 834 fire curve experiments. Microwave echo pulse, ultrasonic echo pulse, X‐ray computed tomography, and resistance drilling were evaluated.
Fernando Pérez Pérez, Kiarash Tajbakhsh, Joachim Schmid, Robert Zboray, Andrea Frangi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sexual Assault and Forensic Exam Offers in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]

West J Emerg Med
Walton K, Diaz M, Hood C, Sikka N, Ma P, Batra S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Burner Height and Location on the Characteristics of Externally Venting Flames

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire sources in actual compartment fires exhibit a predominantly uneven spatial distribution. In this context, the impact of the height and location of the fire source, as well as the heat release rate (HRR) of the fire, on the thermal characteristics of Externally Venting Flames (EVF) is experimentally investigated.
Dionysios I. Kolaitis, Andrianos E. Koklas   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Diagnostic Algorithm for Reconstructing the Direction of Gunshots Using OsiriX and Maya in Living Patients: A Forensic Radiology Approach. [PDF]

Diagnostics (Basel)
Malta G, Zerbo S, D'Anna T, Pellerito S, Argo A, Midiri M, Re GL, Licitra F, Montana A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis on Smart Firefighting in Buildings and Infrastructures

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smart Firefighting is a concept that has emerged within the fire engineering and fire science disciplines in recent years. It can enable informed decision making and improved fire safety. However, its scope, definition, outcomes, and value to emergency management remain unclear. To investigate this, a scoping review and a bibliometric analysis
José Antonio Morales Mere, Nils Johansson, Enrico Ronchi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theoretical Model of Transient Regression of Thermoplastic Materials During Flame Spread: Vaporization; Permanent Mass Loss; Surface Shape

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines a transient, one‐dimensional model of surface regression during opposed flow flame spread over finite thickness, non‐charring thermoplastics. Gas to solid conductive transfer from the flame drives sample heating. The solid degrades into volatile fuel molecules in two stages: (1) the pre‐vaporization heat‐up stage and (2 ...
Indrek S. Wichman, Linwei Mou, Sarzina Hossain, Fletcher J. Miller, Sandra L. Olson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source