Fire from first principles : a design guide to building fire safety
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Fire from first principles : a design guide to building fire safety
E. & F.N. Spon, 1991
- : U.S.
- : U.S. : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The first chapter provides a brief introduction to the theory of fire safety and introduces the technical terms which the architect will come across from manufacturers and authorities. The main part of the book consists of five chapters examining the five tactics available to the architect to achieve safety: prevention, communications, escape, containment and extinguishment. These are considered as design parameters and are relevant throughout the design process. Consideration of these tactics will ensure that the building not only complies with the legislation, but more importantly, offers a reasonable level of safety.The last chapter summarizes the more detailed information available to the design team and outlines the basic elements of fire safety legislation in the UK. The key bodies and additional sources of advice are also listed, along with glossaries of relevant technical terms.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Theory: fire science
- fire safety design. Part 2 Prevention: ignition prevention
- fuel limitation
- fire safety management. Part 3 Communication: detection
- comprehension analysis
- alarm
- signs and fire notices. Part 4 Escape: occupancy
- travel distances
- rescue
- escape lighting. Part 5 Containment: passive measures - structural protection, compartmentation, envelope protection
- active measures. Part 6 Extinguishment: manual fire fighting
- auto-suppression
- fire service facilities and access. Part 7 Information: legislation in Britain
- Northern Ireland legislation
- Republic of Ireland legislation
- British standards and international standards
- guidance
- consultancy and advisory services.
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