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Article - 10 Oct 2003
Fire resistance is expressed in units of time so one of the contributory factors to fire resistance is the heating rate of the member, which governs the time taken to reach its failure (or limiting)...
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Article - 10 Oct 2003
Passive fire protection materials insulate steel structures from the effects of the high temperatures that may be generated in fire.. Article.
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Article - 9 May 2003
Describes the progress made by the British government in modernising standards of fire cover in the UK. Abstract.
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Article - 8 Aug 2003
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers has released a new guidebook that identifies the key factors that impact the behaviour of occupants evacuating a building during a fire. Topic.
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Article - 28 May 2004
The purpose of the Design Guide - Essential Principles is to provide an insurance industry equivalent to the basic fire safety objectives - the functional requirements - which are contained in Part B...
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Article - 28 May 2004
The Design Guide for the Fire Protection of Buildings has been prepared by the Loss Prevention to allow architects and designers to take into account business risk management issues in relation to the...
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Article - 17 Oct 2003
n May 2003, Rockwool Ltd, in partnership with Lafarge and Corofil introduced ‘Firepro’ - a single source portfolio of passive fire protection products and systems for all applications.
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Article - 9 May 2003
States that with computer processor speeds continuing to accelerate, engineers can now run computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models from their desktops. Abstract.
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Article - 9 May 2003
States that when developing fire protection strategies for historic buildings, the designer must factor in safety and conservation goals as well as architectural and aesthetic concerns. Abstract.
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Article - 9 May 2003
Discusses the special challenges fire protection systems have to meet when used in a marine environment. Abstract.