FireCAD Development for Hazard Analysis.
FireCAD Development for Hazard Analysis.
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Cappuccio, J. A.; Jones, W. W.; Forney, G. P.
Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd)
International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings.
ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and
Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers.
August 10-15, 1997, Gaithersburg, MD, Slaughter, K. C.,
Editor(s), 23-23 pp, 1997.
Keywords:
fire research; fire protection engineering; fire hazard;
hazard analysis; zone models; predictive models; fire
models
Abstract:
ABSTRACT ONLY
This paper addresses the development of FireCAD, a tool
for performing Fire Hazard Analysis using the
capabilities of the computer aided design tool, AUTOCAD,
and the zone fire model, CFAST. FireCAD uses an AUTOCAD
drawing as a basis for generating input files to be
modeled by CFAST.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899