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Two unique walk-on deck construction systems were exposed to the standard NFPA 251 time-temperature fire exposure for periods up to two hours in order to
This report describes the status of the development of a method for predicting the heat release rate of wood for different thicknesses, moisture contents, and
This report contains a description of an ongoing study of gravity currents for conditions which match those we expect to find in unwanted fires in buildings. A
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A furnishing arrangement representitative of those in U.S. Park Service lodging facilities was evaluated for its open burn (free burn) characteristics. The