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Vulnerability of Decking Assemblies to Continuous Firebrand Shower

May 6, 2013
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki
In WUI fires, decking assemblies have been observed to be an ignition vulnerability based on post-fire damage surveys. The Office of the State Fire Marshall (OFSM) in California adopted the test method known as State Fire Marshall (SFM) STANDARD 12-7A-4 [1

Structural design for fire conditions: reliability-based resistance criteria

May 4, 2013
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister, Bruce Ellingwood
The new paradigm of performance-based fire engineering (PBFE), with its systematic approach to identifying building performance objectives, quantitative structural analysis to verify that these objectives have been achieved, and management of uncertainties

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Dispersion 1. Optimum placement of gas inlets on a building rooftop for the measurement of greenhouse gas concentrations

April 22, 2013
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Anthony Bova, James R. Whetstone, Elena Novakovskaia
Inverse atmospheric dispersion models are used to provide measurement-based, or “topdown”, estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for comparison with input-based, or “bottom-up”, estimates. To minimize uncertainty, inverse estimates require accurate

Performance of Steel Shear Tab Connections at Elevated Temperatures

April 16, 2013
Author(s)
Mina S. Seif, Joseph Main, Therese P. McAllister
At the present time, there is a lack of understanding of the performance of structures as complete systems under extreme loading conditions such as realistic, uncontrolled fires. Current specifications for the design of steel structures in the U.S. do not

Evaluation of Firepots and Gel Fuels

April 5, 2013
Author(s)
Nathan D. Marsh
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has identified a fire and burn hazard associated with a class of products often referred to as “firepots” , resulting in 2 deaths and 114 injuries as of August 31, 2012. The essential feature of this product

The Exothermic Reaction of Fire Suppressants

March 13, 2013
Author(s)
Gregory T. Linteris, Valeri I. Babushok, Fumiaki Takahashi, Viswanath R. Katta, Oliver Meier
Several fire suppressants are under consideration to replace CF3Br for use in suppressing fires in aircraft cargo bays. In Federal Aviation Administration performance tests simulating the explosion of an aerosol can, however, the replacements HFC-125, 2-

Discussion of Review of Methods to Assess, Design for, and Mitigate Multiple Hazards by Yue Li, Aakash Ahuja, and Jamie E. Padgett (J. Performance of Constructed Facilities, 26 104-117)

March 1, 2013
Author(s)
Dat Duthinh, Long T. Phan, Emil Simiu
The authors have performed a useful service by providing a broad perspective on multi-hazard engineering. The discussers would like to complement that perspective by noting two results of practical significance in the context of design for multiple hazards

Using multi-zone modeling of particle transport to support building design

February 21, 2013
Author(s)
Dong H. Rim, Andrew K. Persily, Lance L. Wallace, William S. Dols, Steven J. Emmerich
As building design and operation changes to meet the goals of sustainability, it is critical to address indoor air quality issues such that indoor environmental conditions are maintained. Among the indoor air contaminants of concern in this context are

General Guidance on Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings

February 12, 2013
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski
When a building emergency occurs, it is not always sufficient to simply initiate alarm bells. Individuals may not know what the alarm bell means and as a result may respond inappropriately to its sound. Many buildings have installed mass notification or

Characterization of Airborne Nanoparticle Releases from Consumer Products

February 6, 2013
Author(s)
Andrew K. Persily, Michael Magee, Dong H. Rim
This letter report provides a project update reflecting the activities to date under the FY2012 interagency agreement between CPSC and NIST to develop testing and measurement protocols for determining the quantities and properties of nanoparticles released

Development of a Reference Material for Building Product Emissions Testing

February 4, 2013
Author(s)
Cynthia H. Reed, Zhe Liu, Steve Cox, Andrew K. Persily, John Little
The business of measuring volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from building products and materials has grown to include more than 100 laboratories, many with unique testing equipment and analytical techniques. For the purposes of labeling building
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