{"product_id":"fire-performance-analysis-for-buildings-isbn-9781118657096","title":"Fire Performance Analysis for Buildings","description":"\u003cp\u003eA building fire is dynamic. A continually changing hostile fire environment influences time relationships that affect fire defenses and risks to people and building functions. The fire and fire defenses in each building interact with different sequences and distinct ways. Risks are characterized by the building’s performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSignificantly updated and restructured new edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire Performance Analysis for Buildings, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e organizes the complex interactions into an analytical framework to evaluate any building - at any location - built under any regulatory jurisdiction or era. Systematic, logical procedures evaluate individual component behavior and integrate results to understand holistic performance. The Interactive Performance Information (IPI) chart structures complex time-related interactions among the fire, fire defenses, and associated risks. Quantification uses state-of-the-art deterministic methods of fire safety engineering and fire science. Managing uncertainty is specifically addressed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes fire performance analysis for new or existing buildings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAugments fire dynamics calculation methods with qualitative methods to form a more complete understanding of the effects of hostile fire characteristics on building performance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes fire ground operations for engineers with no fire service experience. An analysis evaluates ways the site and building design help or hinder manual fire suppression.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishes a transition from traditional structural requirements to modern calculation based structural analysis and design for fire conditions. Structural concepts are described for non-structural engineers to enable the roles of each profession to be integrated into comprehensive performance evaluations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses techniques of managing uncertainty to improve understanding and communication with professionals of other disciplines.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes methods of risk management using information from the building’s performance analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire Performance Analysis for Buildings, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e has been completely restructured around a performance based framework. Applications integrate traditional fire defenses with fire science and engineering to combine component performance with holistic performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Fire Performance and Buildings 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The Dynamics of Building Fire Performance 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Anatomy of Building Fire Safety 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Foundation 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Preliminary Organization 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Overview of Evaluations 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Organizational Concepts 12\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Diagnostic Fire 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Anatomy of a Representative Fire 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Barriers, Spaces, and Connectivity 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Spaces and Barriers 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Barriers and Fire 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Fire Defenses 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.14 Fire Defenses 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.15 Active Fire Defenses 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.17 Closure 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Tools of Analysis 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Logic 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Framework Logic 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 The Major Parts 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Space–Barrier Connectivity 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 Introduction 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.15 Room Connectivity 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Additional Tools 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.19 Networks and Charts 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20 Organizational Charts 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 An Introduction to the Interactive Performance Information Chart 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Basic Template 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Quantification 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Performance Evaluations 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Information Accessibility 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Parts 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Room Fire 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Room Fire Concepts 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Fire 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The Role of Heat: Ignition 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Room Fire Descriptors 94\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.17 Introduction 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.18 Fuels 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Room Fire: Qualitative Analysis 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Role of Qualitative Analysis 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Qualitative Estimates for Room Fires 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Bottom‐up Estimates 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Bottom‐up Scenario Estimates 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Realm 1: FFS to IG 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Top‐down Estimates 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Qualitative Room Classifications 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 FGP Comparisons 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Beyond the Room of Origin 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Inspection Plan 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Barrier Effectiveness 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Barrier Functions in Buildings 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Barrier Fire Functions 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Barrier–Space Modules 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Barrier–Space Modules 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Qualitative Fire Analysis 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.17 Introduction 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.18 The Process 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Smoke Analysis 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The Plan 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Diagnostic Fire 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Diagnostic Fires 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Interactive Performance Information (IPI) Chart and the Diagnostic Fire 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Closure 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Fire Detection 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Automatic Detection 194\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Instrument Detection 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Detection Instruments 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Human Detection 200\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Concepts in Human Fire Detection 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Human Detection Analysis 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Closure 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Alarm: Actions After Detection 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Alert Occupants 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Focus on Alert 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Alerting Occupants 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Notify Local Fire Department 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Introduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Human Notification (MN) 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Discussion 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Automated Notification Services 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Discussion 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Building System Interfaces 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.10 Release Services 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Fire Department Extinguishment: Arrival 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Organizing the Topic 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Manual Extinguishment Overview 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 The Role of the Fire Department 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Building Analysis Overview 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Part A: Ignition to Notification 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Community Fire Departments 226\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Fire Department Organizations 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Fire Companies 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Community Fire Response 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.11 Fire Department Response Time 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.12 Communications Centers 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Fire Department Extinguishment: First Water (MA) 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fire Fighter and the Engineer 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: An Overview of Manual Extinguishment Analysis 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 The Process 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Phase 1: Initial Water Application (MA) 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Summary 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: A Brief Look at Fire Fighting 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Initial Fire Ground Actions 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Information 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Pause for Discussion 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Manual Fire Fighting 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 No Two Fires Are Alike 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 Summary 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Supply Water Analysis 254\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.11 Introduction 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.12 Scenario Analysis 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.13 Supply Water Analysis 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Interior Fire Attack Analysis 278\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.29 Introduction 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.30 Overview of Stretching Interior Attack Lines 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.31 Task Modules 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Phase 1 Analysis 290\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.39 Introduction 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.40 Phase 1 Comments 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Fire Department Extinguishment: Control and Extinguishment 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 First Water Applied… Now What? 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 The Engineer and the Incident Commander 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Automatic Sprinkler Suppression 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Sprinkler System Performance 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Sprinkler Systems 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Sprinkler Extinguishment 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 The Sprinkler System 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Types of Sprinkler Systems 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Sprinkler Performance 312\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Organization for Thinking 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Agent Application (AA) 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.8 Agent Application Events 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.19 Automatic Suppression 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.20 Closure 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 The Composite Fire 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 The Fire Limit (L) 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Materials, Codes, Standards, Practices, and Performance 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Building Construction 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 The Structural Frame 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Material Behavior in Fires 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Historical Perspective 338\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 The Built Environment Around World War I 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Structural Practice Around World War I 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Fire Endurance Testing 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.12 Fire Test Interpretations 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.13 The Standard Fire Endurance Test 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.14 Fire Endurance Test Discussion 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Fire Severity 349\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.15 Introduction 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.16 Fuel Loads 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.17 The Ingberg Correlation 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Transitions 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.25 The Issue 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Concepts in Structural Analysis for Fire Conditions 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Structural Fire Performance 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Building Design 367\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 The Development Process 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Building Design 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Information Technology 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Structural Engineering and Building Design 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 The Master Builder 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 The Rise of Engineering 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.8 The Building 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Structural Engineering 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.13 Introduction 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.14 Beam Analysis 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Structural Analysis for Fire Conditions 387\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.18 Introduction 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.19 Outcomes 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Target Spaces and Smoke 401\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Introduction 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Orientation 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Life Safety 411\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Introduction 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Human Reaction to Products of Combustion 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 Tenability 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 Fire Fighter Safety 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Risk Characterizations 417\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Introduction 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 The Exposed 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Human Safety 419\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 Life Safety 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.4 Overview of Life Safety Alternatives 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Other Risks 431\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.16 Property Protection 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.17 Continuity of Operations 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Fire Prevention 435\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.1 Introduction 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Prevent Established Burning 436\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2 Prevent EB 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2.1 Ignition Potential 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2.2 Initial Fire Growth 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Automatic Special Hazard Suppression 442\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.7 Introduction 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.8 Carbon Dioxide Systems 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Analysis 449\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Fire Performance: Framework for Analysis 451\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.1 Organizational Concepts 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.2 Performance Evaluations 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.3 Analytical Framework 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.4 Fire, Risk, and Buildings 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 The Diagnostic Fire 455\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.1 Introduction 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25.2 Top‐down Estimates 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 Fire Detection 463\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.1 Introduction 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Automatic Detection 464\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.2 Detection Analysis 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.3 Detection Example 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.4 Detection Estimate 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.5 Detector Reliability 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Human Detection 471\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.6 Concepts in Human Detection Analysis 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.7 Human Detection Analysis 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26.8 Closure 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 Fire Department Notification 475\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.1 Introduction 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27.2 The Human Link in Notification 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Fire Department Extinguishment 483\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.1 Introduction 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.2 Framework for Analysis 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29 Automatic Sprinkler Suppression 501\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.1 Introduction 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.2 Agent Application (AA) 502\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e30 The Composite Fire 517\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.1 Introduction 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.2 Event Logic Description 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e31 Structural Performance 521\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.1 Introduction 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31.2 Interactive Performance Information (IPI) Documentation 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e32 Target Space Smoke Analysis 525\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32.1 Introduction 525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32.2 Success or Failure? 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32.3 Target Room Performance Bounds 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e33 Life Safety Analysis 531\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33.1 Introduction 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33.2 The Exposed 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e34 Prevent Established Burning 541\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34.1 Introduction 541\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Established Burning Prevention 544\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34.2 Ignition Potential 544\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34.3 Established Burning Evaluation 544\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Special Hazards Protection 550\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34.6 The Role of Special Hazards Suppression 550\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34.7 Framework for Analysis 550\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Managing Uncertainty 555\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e35 Understanding Uncertainty 557\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35.1 Introduction 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35.2 Window of Uncertainty 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e36 Visual Thinking 581\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36.1 Introduction 581\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36.2 A Case Study 581\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e37 Introduction to Risk Management 597\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37.1 Introduction 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Process 598\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37.2 Audience 598\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37.3 Fire Safety Management 598\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Information Acquisition 604\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37.8 Introduction 604\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37.9 Understand the Problem 604\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Develop a Risk Management Program 608\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37.13 Structure a Risk Management Program 608\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37.14 Evaluate “Prevent EB” 608\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e38 Analytical Foundations 615\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.1 Historical Origins 615\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Logic Diagrams and Networks 617\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.2 Event Trees 617\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.3 Fault and Success Trees 618\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Probability 628\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.12 Meanings of Probability 628\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.13 Fire Safety Applications 629\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: The Role of Judgment 632\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.17 Introduction 632\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38.18 Building Decisions 632\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A Organizational Structure 637\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 The Organizational Framework 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Basic Organization 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 The Composite Fire 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.4 The Diagnostic Fire (Ī) 639\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.5 Fire Department Manual Extinguishment 640\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.6 Detection 640\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.7 Notification 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.8 Notification to Arrival 643\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.9 Arrival to Extinguishment 645\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.10 Automatic Sprinkler System 646\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.11 Building Response: Structural Behavior 647\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.12 Building Response: Space Tenability 648\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.13 Risk Characterizations 648\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.14 Occupant Movement 650\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.15 Other Risks 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.16 Prevent Established Burning (EB): Occupant Extinguishment 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.17 Prevent EB: Special Hazards Protection 653\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.18 Closure 653\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Model Building 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlans 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 661\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Robert W. Fitzgerald, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA\u003cbr\u003e Brian J. Meacham, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA building fire is dynamic. A continually changing hostile fire environment influences time relationships that affect fire defenses and risks to people and building functions. The fire and fire defenses in each building interact with different sequences and in distinct ways. Risks are characterized by the building's performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignificantly updated and restructured new edition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFire Performance Analysis for Buildings, 2nd Edition organizes the complex interactions into an analytical framework to evaluate any building – at any location – built under any regulatory jurisdiction or era. Systematic, logical procedures evaluate individual component behavior and integrate results to understand holistic performance. The Interactive Performance Information (IPI) chart structures complex time-related interactions among the fire, fire defenses, and associated risks. Quantification uses state-of-the-art deterministic methods of fire safety engineering and fire science. Managing uncertainty is specifically addressed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes fire performance analysis for new or existing buildings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAugments fire dynamics calculation methods with qualitative methods to form a more complete understanding of the effects of hostile fire characteristics on building performance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes fire ground operations for engineers with no fire service experience. An analysis evaluates ways in which the site and building design help or hinder manual fire suppression.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishes a transition from traditional structural requirements to modern calculation-based structural analysis and design for fire conditions. Structural concepts are described for non-structural engineers to enable the roles of each profession to be integrated into comprehensive performance evaluations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses techniques of managing uncertainty to improve understanding and communication with professionals of other disciplines.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes methods of risk management using information from the building's performance analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFire Performance Analysis for Buildings, 2nd Edition has been completely restructured around a performance-based framework. 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