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FIREBRAND IGNTION IN LARGE OUTDOOR FIRES: THE USE OF FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENTS TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LABORATORY STANDARD TEST METHODS

July 3, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed communities throughout the world. Large outdoor fires in Japan mainly occur due to post-earthquake fires, which result in severe urban fires

Operation Tomodachi -Fire Research Special Issue

July 1, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

NISTs Engineering Laboratory (EL-NIST) hosted Operation Tomodachi Fire Research on March 16-18, 2015 in Gaithersburg, MD USA. Tomodachi means friendship in Japanese. This workshop was organized by Dr. Samuel L. Manzello of EL-NIST in partnership with

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE VULNERABILITIES OF DECKING ASSEMBLIES ATTACKED BY FIREBRAND SHOWERS

May 16, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Ichiro Hagiwara

In WUI fires, decking assemblies have been observed to be an ignition vulnerability based on post-fire damage surveys conducted by NIST and elsewhere. Recently, the use of decking assemblies has also become more popular in Japan. The Office of the State

INVESTIGATING TILE ROOFING ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE EXPOSED TO CONTINUOUS FIREBRAND EXPOSURE

May 16, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires have become a problem of great concern worldwide. Japan does not have a specific problem of fires spreading from the wildlands to communities, such as the WUI fire problem [1]. After large earthquakes in Japan, many

Firebrand Production from Building Components Fitted with Siding Treatments

February 1, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Firebrand production from real-scale building components under well-controlled laboratory conditions was investigated. Re-entrant corner assemblies were ignited and during the combustion process, firebrands were collected to determine the size/mass

Reduced-scale Experimental Facility to Characterize Firebrand Ignition

November 16, 2015

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Large outdoor fires are a problem in Japan and the USA. In order to prevent losing structures to large outdoor fires, it is important to understand the vulnerabilities of structures to firebrand showers and then, strengthen structures to these exposures

Towards Generating Wind-Driven Firebrand Showers Characteristic of Burning Structures

November 16, 2015

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Firebrands have been known to be a significant cause of structure ignition in large outdoor fires, such as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, large international problem, and urban fires, common in Japan. Sparse data exist with regard to firebrand

A dimensional analysis on firebrand penetration through a mesh screen

November 15, 2015

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Samuel L. Manzello

A dimensional analysis on firebrand penetration through a mesh screen was carried out to provide a framework to correlate a limited set of experimental data previously reported by Manzello et al. (2011). Two dimensionless variables were obtained. The

Full-Scale Experimental Investigation to Quantify Building Component Ignition Vulnerability from Mulch Beds Attacked by Firebrand Showers

October 8, 2015

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Daisaku Nii

Detailed, systematic experiments that demonstrate if certain mulch types may ignite building elements have not been demonstrated. To this end, this paper outlines a series of experiments conducted with various mulch types placed adjacent to realistic-scale

Summary of Workshop on Structure Ignition in Wildland- Urban Interface (WUI) Fires

September 18, 2015

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Steve Quarles

A workshop entitled Structure Ignition in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires was held on June 18-19, 2015 in Anaheim, CA. The workshop was sponsored by ASTM International Committee E05, and was under the direction of Dr. Samuel L. Manzello of the Fire

Ignition of Wood Fencing Assemblies Exposed to Continuous-Wind Driven Firebrand Showers

July 30, 2015

Author(s)

Sayaka Suzuki, Erik L. Johnsson, Alexander Maranghides, Samuel Manzello

A series of experiments were conducted to examine ignition of wood fencing assemblies subjected to continuous, wind-driven firebrand showers. Specifically, Western Red Cedar and Redwood fencing assemblies were exposed to continuous, wind-driven firebrand

BUILDING COMPONENT IGNTION FROM MULCH BEDS IGNITED BY FIREBRAND SHOWERS

May 16, 2015

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Daisaku Nii

Wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed communities throughout the world. The 2007 Southern California Fire forced 300,000 people to evacuate, destroyed over one thousand structures, and

DEVELOPMENT OF REDUCED-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY TO STUDY FIREBRAND IGNTION

May 16, 2015

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed communities throughout the USA. The best way forward to address the WUI fire problem is hardening of structures [1]. Without standard laboratory