{"title":"A New Intermediate-scale Fire Test for Evaluating Building Material Flammability","authors":"S. Nam, R. Bill","doi":"10.1177/1042391508101994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508101994","url":null,"abstract":"A new intermediate-scale fire test has been developed as a screening tool to evaluate wall and ceiling assemblies for material flammability. The scale of the test is large enough for the tested materials to reveal their behavior in a full-scale fire, but still small enough to provide substantial cost savings compared to 25-ft and 50-ft corner tests used for decades to evaluate wall/ceiling panels and other building materials. The test consists of parallel panels of the material assemblies being evaluated, which are each 1.07 m wide and 4.9 m high and separated by 0.53 m. A 360 kW propane sand burner is used as the ignition source. The parallel panel test is conducted under a 5-MW fire products collector to measure fire heat release rate (HRR). Materials used during development of the new test include various thicknesses of: polyvinylchloride, fire retardant plywood, fiberglass-reinforced melamine and panels with metal facings over foamed polyurethane, polystyrene, and polyisocyanurate. Comparisons with the 25-ft and 50-ft corner tests indicate that fire propagation behavior in the corner tests correlates well with the maximum HRR in the parallel panel test as follows: fire will not propagate to the end of the test array in the 25-ft corner test with combustible wall panels and a noncombustible ceiling if the HRR in the parallel panel test is","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"157-176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508101994","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65325361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Behavior of Full-scale Frames with Slim Floor Slab Construction under Exposure in a Fire Resistance Furnace","authors":"Y. Dong, K. Prasad","doi":"10.1177/1042391509104183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391509104183","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, there has been increasing interest in developing and designing slim floor systems in steel-framed buildings. This article describes the results of a furnace test conducted on two full-scale composite steel frames with slim floor slab construction to understand their performance under fire loading. In one frame, the beam-to-column connections were protected, while in the second frame, the columns as well as the beam-to-column connections were protected. During the test, the furnace temperature, the steel and concrete temperature, as well as the horizontal and vertical displacements were recorded. The complete deformation process of the test frame observed during the heating phase and the cooling phase, including failure of the frame, is described in this article. A comparison of the data obtained from the two tests indicates that the fire resistance of a composite beam is significantly better than that of a steel column. Fire resistance of composite frames with slim floor slabs is compared...","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"197-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391509104183","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65325672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SFPE Classic Paper Review: Diffusion-Controlled Ignition of Cellulosic Materials by Intense Radiant Energy by Stanley B. Martin","authors":"A. Kanury","doi":"10.1177/1042391508101990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508101990","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"125-131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508101990","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65324918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Protection for Plastic Containers Using Sprinkler Systems with 1.0% AFFF and Plain Water:","authors":"B. Vincent","doi":"10.1177/1042391508101983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508101983","url":null,"abstract":"Four large-scale fire tests were conducted to compare an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) agent against plain water for protection of an on-floor storage arrangement of a plastic container commonly used in automated and manual materials handling. The container used in these tests was a 600 mm × 400 mm × 280 mm open-top, double-wall, polypropylene box. These boxes were stored 4.5 m high under a 10.5 m ceiling. The protection design used fast-response 688C-temperature-rated K160 sprinklers discharging either 1.0% AFFF agent/water solution or plain water at a discharge density of 30 mm/minute. Initial test parameters, which included fuel and storage configuration, sprinkler system design (sprinkler type, temperature rating, actuation link sensitivity, spacing, and discharge pressure), ignition placement within the storage configuration and the relative positioning of the storage arrangement with respect to ceiling sprinklers were consistent for all tests. The testing procedure involved a format that used an initial test followed by a validation test under the same initial test conditions.","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"107-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508101983","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65325170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of the Impact of Potential Fire Scenarios on Structural Elements of a Cable-Stayed Bridge:","authors":"Ian Bennetts, K. Moinuddin","doi":"10.1177/1042391508095091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508095091","url":null,"abstract":"It has become necessary to consider the potential exposure of major bridges to flames from oil or liquefied petroleum gas fires as part of comprehensive risk assessments being undertaken for major infrastructure. This article identifies and characterizes potential fire scenarios relevant for bridges and considers the likely impact on elements of a bridge structure. As part of this study, simplified heat transfer models are developed for the purpose of determining the temperatures of key structural steel elements. These models, which provide an efficient method for determining heat transfer through elements such as heavy bundled steel cable, are described in this article. The Newton—Raphson method is used to solve the key equations. Calculated temperatures are presented for the various fire scenarios involving key structural steel elements and the implication of these temperatures for the structural behavior of the steel elements is considered.","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"85-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508095091","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65324501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Integrated Model to Predict Fire Resistance of Wood Floor Assemblies","authors":"H. Takeda","doi":"10.1177/1042391508101986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508101986","url":null,"abstract":"An integrated numerical model to predict the fire resistance of wood-framed floor assemblies has been developed. The assemblies considered in this article are floors constructed with nominal 2 × 8 (38 × 191 mm2), 2 × 10 (38 × 241 mm2) or 2 × 12 (38 × 292 mm2) wood joists lined with Type X gypsum board (12.7 mm or 15.9 mm thickness) as a ceiling membrane with (or without) resilient channels and 15.9 mm thick plywood as a sub-floor. The model includes a heat transfer sub-model to calculate the flow of heat in the assembly and a structural sub-model to evaluate the mechanical performance of the assembly. The heat transfer sub-model employs two-dimensional heat conduction equations to predict the temperatures in the ceiling (gypsum board), wood joists and sub-floor of the assembly when the ceiling is exposed to fire. Using the temperature distribution in the joists predicted from the heat transfer equations, the structural sub-model analyzes the mechanical strength of the joists and calculates joist deflection in the assembly. Results from the numerical model are compared to results from full-scale tests. Reasonably good agreement is observed.","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"31 1","pages":"133-150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508101986","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65324867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SFPE Classic Paper Review: Fire Performance under Full-scale Test Conditions — A State Transition Model and Coupling Deterministic and Stochastic Modeling to Unwanted Fire by Robert Brady Williamson:","authors":"J. Zicherman","doi":"10.1177/1042391508101985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508101985","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"73-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508101985","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65325220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermo-mechanical Analysis of Fire Doors Subjected to a Fire Endurance Test","authors":"M. Tabaddor, P. Gandhi, G. Jones","doi":"10.1177/1042391508098899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508098899","url":null,"abstract":"Fires doors are subjected to standard fire tests as a means of evaluating fire resistance. In this study, the thermal and mechanical response of steel double fire doors exposed to high temperatures was modeled using finite element software. The model included the necessary complexity of the product and test setup along with the temperature dependency of the constituent materials. For the thermal solution, a transient analysis was carried out while for the mechanical solution, it was found that a nonlinear steady state analysis was sufficient to capture the qualitative behavior of the fire doors seen during the test. The challenges of validating a numerical model with the limited data available from the standard fire test are described.","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"51-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508098899","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65324840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the Effectiveness of Notification Technologies in Assisting Vulnerable Populations","authors":"S. Gwynne, D. Boswell, G. Proulx","doi":"10.1177/1042391508095094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508095094","url":null,"abstract":"Different sections of the general population were examined to establish two criteria: whether they were particularly vulnerable to death in fire incidents; and whether these vulnerabilities could be reduced through developing and/or applying specific notification technologies. This study was conducted in order to establish where there were omissions in our current understanding and where this coincided with technological solutions of particular interest. An approach was developed to identify vulnerabilities and prioritize them in order to focus future research. The approach adopted was able to achieve this goal. The suggested research was then conducted and allowed guidance to be developed regarding the use of different notification technologies. This article describes the development of this analytical framework and the analysis of some of the results produced.","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"31-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508095094","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65325082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pre-evacuation Data Collected from a Mid-rise Evacuation Exercise:","authors":"S. Gwynne, D. Boswell","doi":"10.1177/1042391508095093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1042391508095093","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the observation of an unannounced evacuation exercise from a mid-rise administrative building. The primary focus of this activity was to collect pre-evacuation data, although evacuation times were also recorded for completeness. The article includes a description of the structure, the population, the emergency procedure employed and the observations made during the evacuation (both numerical and descriptive). Data are presented in a number of formats including raw values, averages, ranges, and distributions, i.e., in as much detail as possible and in context with the evacuation scenario. This should increase/improve potential applications, and reduces the likelihood of misunderstanding. A simple graphical scheme was developed to connect the numerical and descriptive data collected and provide a comprehensive timeline of events. In addition, a detailed description of the data collection methods employed is presented, outlining their strengths and limitations. This article therefore presents a range of valuable data, a detailed description of the methods employed and a means to clearly present the data collected.","PeriodicalId":50192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fire Protection Engineering","volume":"19 1","pages":"5-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1042391508095093","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65324626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}