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This report summarizes a large number of investigations designed to characterize the formation of carbon monoxide (CO) in enclosures fires - the most important...
Test results of four hybrid post-tensioned concrete beam-to-column connections are presented. These tests represent Phase IV B of an experimental program on 1/3...
The purpose of this project was to develop a fundamental physical understanding of backdraft phenomena. The research was divided into three phases: exploratory...
The standard for Product Data Representation and Exchange, ISO 10303, defines a neutral, computer-interpretable representation for describing product data in a...
This paper presents the first measurements of the burning rate of premixed flames inhibited by three fluorinated hydrocarbons whos chemistry is similar to...
Richard D. Peacock, Walter W. Jones, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke, Richard W. Bukowski, J H. Klote
A method for quantifying the hazards to occupants of buildings from fires, and the relative contribution of specific products (e.g., furniture, wire insulation)...
Nicholas J. Carino, R M. Chung, Hai S. Lew, A W. Taylor, William D. Walton
A magnitude 6.8 (Ms) earthquake centered under the community of Northridge in the San Fernando Valley shook the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area at 4:31 a.m...
Combined buoyancy- and pressure-driven (i.e., forced) flow through a horizontal vent is considered where the vent-connected spaces near the elevation of the...