scholarly journals On the Maximum True Burst-Correcting Capability of Fire Codes

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 5323-5342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhou ◽  
Shu Lin ◽  
Khaled A. S. Abdel-Ghaffar
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EDIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Henry ◽  
Kathryn A Stofer

Agritourism marries Florida’s two largest industries, tourism and agriculture, to provide an on-farm recreational experience for consumers. Although Florida trails many other states in the number of agritourism operations, the number of Florida farms offering recreational experiences more than doubled from 2007 to 2012. This new 4-page document describes building codes relevant to Florida agritourism operations. Written by Mary Beth Henry and Kathryn A. Stofer, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc349 A companion document, Florida’s Agritourism Laws, EDIS publication AEC623, Florida’s Agritourism Laws, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc285, discusses Florida Statutes related to definitions, liability protections, and limits to regulatory authority of local governments over bona fide agricultural operations engaged in agritourism.


1973 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 796-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Imai
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1992 ◽  
Vol 106-107 ◽  
pp. 479-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk C.A. van Tilborg
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1994 ◽  
Vol 56 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 9-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.L. Wilson ◽  
C.S. Dudney ◽  
R.B. Gammage

Abstract To date, the US Environmental Protection Agency has not published guidance for radon testing, diagnostics, or mitigation within large, non-residential buildings. Current research indicates that large buildings may contain construction features or mechanical systems that could inhibit the installation or operation of a mitigation system. Health and safety issues such as asbestos and fire codes may further interfere with the installation process. Studies also show that elevated radon can be restricted to a particular area or room within a building and not be uniformly distributed. A four-step, sequential protocol has been developed to address these issues and facilitate large building radon mitigation.


1999 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.H. Buchanan
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2016 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 588-595
Author(s):  
Emran Baharudin ◽  
Luke Bisby ◽  
Tim Stratford

The historically good performance of concrete structures in real fires, and the lack of urgent drivers for the concrete industry to support research on the fire performance of concrete structures, means that research on the full frame response of concrete buildings to fires has received much less attention than for steel-framed structures. However, a credible understanding of, and ability to model, the response of concrete structures under fire exposure is crucial to make further progress in the field of structural fire engineering, and to make best use of the flexibility enabled by performance-based fire codes. This paper presents a computational study on the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete slabs during fire tests undertaken by Zhang et al.[16]. The distribution of stresses in the slabs is discussed, as is the need for further research to better understand structural response during fire. Amongst other factors, the assumed tensile strength of the concrete is crucial to accurately predict response. The results corroborate the existing consensus that concrete slabs in real buildings can, in some cases, withstand fires for longer than expected; this is due to mobilisation of membrane actions, amongst other factors.


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