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E-raamat: Fire from First Principles: A Design Guide to International Building Fire Safety 4th edition [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

(Paul Stollard Ltd, UK)
  • Formaat: 206 pages, 14 Tables, black and white; 46 Line drawings, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 05-Feb-2014
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315852553
  • Taylor & Francis e-raamat
  • Hind: 281,59 €*
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  • Tavahind: 402,26 €
  • Säästad 30%
  • Formaat: 206 pages, 14 Tables, black and white; 46 Line drawings, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 05-Feb-2014
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315852553

Fire safety is a fundamental requirement of any building, and is of concern to several professions which contribute to the construction process. Following on from the success of the previous three editions, Paul Stollard has returned to update and expand this classic introduction to the theoretical basis of fire-safety engineering and risk assessment.

Avoiding complex calculations and specifications, Fire From First Principles is written with architects, building control officers and other construction professionals without fire engineering backgrounds in mind. By tackling an overview of the factors which contribute to fire risk, and how building design can limit these, the reader will gain a fuller understanding of the science behind fire regulations, safe design, and construction solutions.

All regulations content is fully updated, and has been expanded to cover the USA and China as well as the UK. Ideal for students of architecture and construction subjects, as well as practitioners from all built environment fields learning about fire safety for the first time.

List of figures
vii
List of tables
ix
Preface x
Introduction xi
1 Theory
1(17)
1.1 Fire science
1(8)
1.2 Fire safety design
9(9)
2 Prevention
18(12)
2.1 Ignition prevention
18(7)
2.2 Fuel limitation
25(4)
2.3 Fire safety management
29(1)
3 Communication
30(15)
3.1 Detection
30(5)
3.2 Comprehension/analysis
35(3)
3.3 Alarm
38(3)
3.4 Signs and fire notices
41(4)
4 Escape
45(17)
4.1 Occupancy
45(8)
4.2 Travel distances
53(7)
4.3 Rescue
60(1)
4.4 Escape lighting
61(1)
5 Containment
62(26)
5.1 Passive measures: structural protection
64(8)
5.2 Passive measures: compartmentation
72(5)
5.3 Passive measures envelope protection
77(2)
5.4 Active measures
79(9)
6 Extinguishment
88(8)
6.1 Manual fire-fighting
89(1)
6.2 Auto-suppression
90(3)
6.3 Fire service facilities and access
93(3)
7 Assessment
96(10)
7.1 Risks
99(1)
7.2 Precautions
99(1)
7.3 Balances and benchmarks
100(1)
7.4 Simple generic fire assessment
101(2)
7.5 Fire assessors
103(3)
8 Information
106(32)
8.1 England and Wales
108(5)
8.2 Scotland
113(3)
8.3 Northern Ireland
116(3)
8.4 Other UK legislation
119(2)
8.5 British Standards and International Standards
121(7)
8.6 Guidance
128(8)
8.7 Consultancy and advisory services
136(2)
9 A brief overview of the building regulatory system in the United States
138(21)
Brian Meacham
9.1 Legal basis, roles, responsibilities and the structure of building regulation
139(5)
9.2 Standards, product certification and evaluation
144(3)
9.3 Building Code development processes
147(3)
9.4 Structure of the International Building Code
150(3)
9.5 Developments in support of performance-based building and fire regulations
153(3)
9.6 Summary
156(3)
References to
Chapter 9
157(2)
10 Legislation, codes of practice and standards in Hong Kong and mainland China
159(17)
W.K. Chow
X. Dong
10.1 Hong Kong
159(6)
10.2 Codes in mainland China
165(5)
10.3 Conclusion
170(6)
References to
Chapter 10
172(4)
Glossary 176(6)
Index 182
Paul Stollard is an architect and chartered fire engineer who has worked in this field for over 30 years. He is a former Director of Abrahams Stollard Ltd, and has been Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency and Regional Director for Scotland and Northern England with the Health and Safety Executive. He received the Peter Stone Award, the highest individual award given annually by the Association of Building Engineers for his work on fire engineering and building standards.