Fire safety systems differ from nearly every other engineering system in a building. This publication provides a guide for the novice and a useful reference source for more experienced practitioners.
It describes key topics in fire safety engineering and highlights the issues that must be considered both at the design stage and by fire-safety enforcers.
Contents:
Fire growth; Smoke spread and control; Structural fire protection; Detection and suppression; Fire Service; Intervention; Human factors; Risk assessment.
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