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Author Hasofer, A. M

Title Risk analysis in building fire safety engineering / A.M. Hasofer, V.R. Beck, I.D. Bennetts
Edition 1st ed
Published Oxford : Elsevier, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 189 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. General description of building fires -- 3. Elements of probability theory -- 4. Beta reliability index -- 5. The Monte Carlo method -- 6. Event and fault trees -- 7. Performance-based optimal design -- 8. Risk analysis of fire initiation -- 9. Personal factors in a fire -- 10. Probabilistic modelling of barrier resistance -- 11. A stochastic fire growth model -- 12. A stochastic model for smoke spread -- 13. A stochastic model for human behaviour -- 14. Performance assessment of fire safety systems -- 15. Stochastic modelling of fire brigade response -- 16. Risk analysis of an assembly hall -- 17. The building at 140 William Street
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index
Subject Fire risk assessment.
Fire protection engineering.
Building, Fireproof.
fire-resistive construction.
Building, Fireproof
Fire protection engineering
Fire risk assessment
Form Electronic book
Author Beck, V. R. (Vaughan Rodney)
Bennetts, I. D
ISBN 9780080467269
0080467261