SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (5th Ed., 5th ed. 2016)
Coordonnateurs : Hurley Morgan J., Gottuk Daniel T., Hall Jr. John R., Harada Kazunori, Kuligowski Erica D., Puchovsky Milosh, Torero Jose´ L., Watts Jr. John M., WIECZOREK CHRISTOPHER J.
- Step-by-step equations that explain engineering calculations
- Comprehensive revision of the coverage of human behavior in fire, including several new chapters on egress system design, occupant evacuation scenarios, combustion toxicity and data for human behavior analysis
- Revised fundamental chapters for a stronger sense of context
- Added chapters on fire protection system selection and design, including selection of fire safety systems, system activation and controls and CO2 extinguishing systems
- Recent advances in fire resistance design
- Addition of new chapters on industrial fire protection, including vapor clouds, effects of thermal radiation on people, BLEVEs, dust explosions and gas and vapor explosions
- New chapters on fire load density, curtain walls, wildland fires and vehicle tunnels
- Essential reference appendices on conversion factors, thermophysical property data, fuel properties and combustion data, configuration factors and piping properties
?Three-volume set; not available separately?
The definitive reference on fire protection engineering, now expanded to three volumes
Available in electronic format for the first time
An indispensible source for reliable coverage of fundamentals, fire dynamics, hazard calculations, fire risk analysis, modeling and more
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Date de parution : 10-2015
Ouvrage de 3493 p.
17.8x25.4 cm
Thème de SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering :
Mots-clés :
Best practices; Configuration factors; Conversion factors; Fire alarms; Fire dynamics; Fire load density; Fire protection engineering; Fire risk analysis; Fuel properties and combustion data; Hazard calculation; Human behavior in fire; Modeling; Performance-based fire safety; Piping properties; Sprinklers; System selection and design; Thermophysical property data; Vehicular tunnels; Wildland fires