Fire Protection Engineering in Building Design [1 ed.] 0750674970, 9780750674973, 9780080506494

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Table of contents :
Front Cover......Page 1
Fire Protection Engineering in Building Design......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction: The Importance of Integrating Fire Protection Design......Page 14
1-1 The Discipline......Page 16
1-2 The Professional Society......Page 20
1-3 What FPEs Do......Page 21
1-4 How Fire Protection Engineering Differs......Page 22
2-1 Preventing and Protecting Against Fire......Page 24
2-2 Reasons for Installing Fire Protection Systems......Page 26
2-3 Protecting Assets......Page 27
2-4 Relating Design Features to Function......Page 29
3-1 Design Elements......Page 34
3-2 Fire Science......Page 37
3-3 Design Fire Scenarios......Page 40
3-4 Other Design Considerations......Page 41
3-5 Examples of Performance-Based Design......Page 43
4-1 Desirability of Prescriptive Design......Page 48
4-2 Prescriptive Codes......Page 49
4-3 Inherent Risk......Page 51
4-4 Design Coordination......Page 52
5-1 Architectural......Page 55
5-2 Chemical......Page 61
5-3 Electrical......Page 74
5-5 Structural......Page 90
6-1 The Design Process......Page 98
6-2 New Construction......Page 99
6-3 Existing Buildings......Page 101
7-1 Coordinating the Specifications......Page 105
7-2 Traditional Project Specifications......Page 111
7-3 Division 13 – Special Construction......Page 115
7-4 Expanded Construction Specifications......Page 116
References......Page 120
Related Professional Organizations......Page 121
Alphabetical Listing......Page 123
Listing By Type......Page 129
Listing By Related Discipline......Page 135
Index......Page 144
About the Author......Page 150

Fire Protection Engineering in Building Design [1 ed.]
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