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
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