Progress Report on Fire Modeling and Validation.
Progress Report on Fire Modeling and Validation.
(661 K)
Jones, W. W.
NISTIR 5835; NISTIR 6030; 12 p. May 1996.
U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural
Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint
Panel Meeting. Volume 2. NISTIR 6030. March 13-20,
1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 7-14
pp, 1997.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB97-184204
Keywords:
fire models; validation
Abstract:
The nations of the world are moving toward performance
based building code standards which will establish a
level of safety or risk rather then the traditional
prescriptive codes which specify the performance of
components. Performance evaluations can then use trade
offs between many factors to provide the required level
of safety. Computer models are the means to ascertain
the performance of buildings built with new materials
and new contents. As these models progress and become
more entrenched in the regulatory system, it is
paramount there be a continual effort to insure their
validity. The accuracy of the models of individual
phenomena is, and should be, addressed during
development. However, the interaction of various parts
of the system are not always well understood. This
paper is part of the continuing effort to test the
complete system model with full scale and real scale
tests and experiments. The International Standards
Organization (ISO), together with the Conseil
International du Batiment (CIB), is establishing a
framework for deciding on the appropriateness of a model
to meet the requirements of those who wish to use them
in predicting the environment in a building. This paper
discusses the status of this work and lays out the time
table for the completion of this effort, leading to a
proposal for an ISO standard.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899