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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Model of Multiroom Fire Spread.

Author(s)
T Tanaka
Some refinements have been made on a multi-room fire sread model. The primary improvements are: (a) that a model on excess fuel burning in arbitrary room has

Smoke Control for Elevators.

Author(s)
J H. Klote
This paper is a second report on an ongoing project at NBS to investigate the use of elevators as a means of fire escape for the handicapped. The use of

Review of Compartment Fire Models.

Author(s)
Walter W. Jones
We have examined the concept of zone modeling as it has been applied to fire problems. The existing models which embody the zone concept are compared in order

Fire Safety Evaluation Systems for Board and Care Homes. Final Report.

Author(s)
Harold E. Nelson, Bernard M. Levin, A J. Shibe, N E. Groner, R L. Paulsen, D M. Alvord, S D. Thorne
Board and Care Homes for residents with mental retardation, the infirmities of age, or mental illness are a new type of occupancy, and model fire safety codes
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