Fire Testing and Simulation.
Fire Testing and Simulation.
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Baum, H. R.; Sarofim, A.; Smith, P.; Usmani, A.; Kodur,
V.; Wickstrom, U.
NISTIR 6890; September 2002.
Fire Resistance Determination and Performance Prediction
Research Needs Workshop: Proceedings. February 19-20,
2002, Gaithersburg, MD, Grosshandler, W. L., Editor(s),
7-13 pp, 2002.
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Keywords:
fire research; fire resistance; fire tests; simulation;
fire models; steel structures; numerical models;
concretes; concrete columns; temperature measurement
Abstract:
The research needs from a fire modeler's perspective
were stated succinctly by Baum. The first need is
associated with defining the building. While
conceptually straightforward, the large amount of data
available to describe a modern building and the
differing ways that these data are used for design,
operations, and maintenance overwhelms the individual
interested in predicting fire resistance performance,
leading to great inefficiencies in the calculations and
limiting their value. An efficient way to generate an
electronic database that can be accessed seamlessly for
multiple purposes is critical. The detail has to be
sufficient to capture the location and operations of the
HVAC systems, elevators and stairways. The second need
is to develop a better understanding of the burning
behavior of the contents of modern buildings, including
complex shaped objects (e.g., real furniture), libraries
and paper files. Being able to predict the occurrence
of fire-induced geometry changes is the third primary
need, specifically windows breaking and the
warping/penetration of partitions (walls and floors).
