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B C. Levin, A J. Fowell, M M. Birky, M Paabo, A Stolte, D Malek
This report describes the development of a test method for the assessment of acute inhalation toxicity of combustion products of materials. The procedure is...
R D. Marshall, E. O. Pfrang, E. V. Leyendecker, K. A. Woodward, R P. Reed, M B. Kasen, T. R. Shives
An investigation into the collapse of two suspended walkways within the atrium area of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., is presented in this report...
A series of 10 load-bearing, wood-and steel-framed residential floors was evaluated for structural fire resistance in a fire endurance furnace. Nine wood-frame...
This document reviews available technical literature pertaining to exit facility design and emergency escape provisions of the National Fire Protction...
The oxygen consumption technique is emerging as a powerful tool for determing the heat release rate in a number of diverse fire test applications, including...
The rates of heat release and smoke development from a fire in a typical prison cell configuration were examined under four doorway ventilation conditions. Peak...
A series of full-scale tests were conducted to evaluate smoke movement through a suspended ceiling and into an interstitial space of a hospital type facility. A...
Measurments of the vertical component of velocity in buoyant diffusion flames from extended sources by both cross-correlation and pressure proble techniques...