Fire Safety Improvement with FDS Simulation for Old Apartment Buildings

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-335
Author(s):  
Ming-Hwa Chung ◽  
Shih-Feng Kao ◽  
Yu-Shiang Wu ◽  
Chi-Jan Huang ◽  
Kuan-Yung Chang
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Apartment Buildings ◽  
Safety Improvement

Fire Safety of Apartment Buildings Fabricated from Glued Sandwich Panels Compared with the more Frequently Used Structural Systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Marie Rusinová ◽  
Jiří Šlanhof
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Structural Systems ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Polyurethane Adhesive ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Apartment Buildings ◽  
Standard Construction

At present, the trend in new building techniques is to move towards light construction systems, and efforts are also being made to use such techniques with multi-storey buildings. It is a characteristic of the Light Building construction system that a substantial part of the structure of a building is made up of thermal insulation, and heavy and wet processes are eliminated. The article focuses on the options for the use of a specific new technique which utilizes the advantages of large-format construction panels composed of 15 mm thick wood chipboard cladding glued using a polyurethane adhesive directly onto rigid thermal insulation, which is most frequently made from façade polystyrene. No other reinforcement is used. The consistency and load-bearing capacity of the panels are exclusively provided by the gluing of the insulation to the cladding using a polyurethane adhesive. The contribution focuses on the prospects for the use of this interesting technique from the aspect of the fire safety of apartment buildings; so far it has only been used for family homes. The contribution also contains a comparison of construction-related technical and financial indicators of use of this technique with standard construction systems employed for timber structures and also with traditional ceramic masonry from the viewpoint of the fire resistance of individual structures.

scholarly journals Audibility Problems with Fire Alarms in Apartment Buildings

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 (15) ◽  
pp. 989-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guylène Proulx ◽  
Chantal Laroche ◽  
John C. Latour
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Movement Time ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Building Evacuation ◽  
Fire Alarm ◽  
Apartment Buildings ◽  
Evacuation Drills ◽  
Audio Tape Recorder ◽  
The Impact

A previous study of apartment building evacuation drills showed that as many as 25% of the occupants mentioned not hearing the fire alarm from inside their apartments. A new experiment was developed to observe evacuation drills and to measure the sound level of the fire alarms in three high-rise apartment buildings. These buildings, built during the 1980's, met the local building regulations regarding the provision of fire alarms at the time of construction. Each building contained approximately 200 apartments, with 1 to 4 persons per apartment. For each building, the printed fire safety procedures stated that all occupants should leave the building or move to an area of refuge, upon hearing the building fire alarm. During each evacuation drill, video cameras, were located in corridors and staircases, to record the movement time and behaviour of occupants. Using a digital audio tape recorder, precise sound samples of the fire alarm and background noise were taken from different locations in the buildings. Analyses of the alarm sound spectrum and levels were performed. Results confirm the subjective assessment of occupants who mentioned not hearing the fire alarm in specific locations of the building. It was also found that, in some other areas, the alarm was overpowering. The impact of alarm audibility on fire safety is discussed.

Synergistic fire safety improvement between oyster shell powder and ammonium polyphosphate in TPU composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1564-1575
Author(s):  
Xilei Chen ◽  
Xinyuan Zhang ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Xiaoguang Zhang ◽  
Chuanmei Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Oyster Shell ◽  
Ammonium Polyphosphate ◽  
Safety Improvement ◽  
Oyster Shell Powder ◽  
Shell Powder

scholarly journals Modernization of Fire Extinguishing Installations at Ukrainian NPPs

2017 ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
I. Rezvik ◽  
K. Yefimova ◽  
S. Polyvoda ◽  
V. Iokst
Keyword(s):  
Fire Protection ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
International Assessments ◽  
Fire Extinguishing ◽  
Safety Improvement ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Relevant Task

Fire safety of nuclear power plants is a relevant task, which shall be solved using the latest approaches taking into account NPP design and construction practices, including those in foreign countries. The paper describes results of analysis of NPP fire safety in Ukraine based on national and international assessments, identifies problems in this area and presents priority measures aimed at NPP safety improvement, in particular modernization of fire protection of safety system rooms and implementation of gas and powder fire extinguishers at Ukrainian NPPs.

scholarly journals Fire safety improvement of pyrotechnic nitrate-metal mixtures under external thermal conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1(51)) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Oleksiy Dibrova ◽  
Oksana Kyrychenko ◽  
Roman Motrichuk ◽  
Marina Tomenko ◽  
Valentin Melnyk
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Metal Mixtures ◽  
Safety Improvement
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