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Book Fire Safety Retrofitting in Historic Buildings

Download or read book Fire Safety Retrofitting in Historic Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fire Safety of Historical Buildings

Download or read book Fire Safety of Historical Buildings written by Gabriele Bernardini and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-19 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book applies a behavioral point of view to individuals’ fire safety in historic buildings. It outlines theoretical and operative issues, based on recent studies and international guidelines. Firstly, critical issues for Building Heritage fire safety are widely discussed, by including the modelling of human factor and man-environment-fire interference in these architectural spaces. A significant part of the book includes a discussion on emergency modeling and simulation. A source code for representing the fire evacuation process (including man-evacuation facilities interactions) is offered to the reader. Methods for effectiveness assessment of risk-reducing solutions are provided and tested in a case-study. Being a structured approach to occupants-related problems during a fire in heritage buildings, it offers an innovative methodology and practical examples that researchers and designers can use as a guide when proposing and testing solutions. Evaluation indexes for effectiveness assessment (also useful for future guidelines or handbooks) are included. Readers are encouraged to understand these indexes within the proposed approach, so as to extend their applications and possibilities of how to introduce human behaviors-based solutions in other fields. Lastly, attention is focused on the proposal and evaluation of low-impact and not-invasive strategies, such as ones based on wayfinding elements. From this point of view, the pros and cons of wayfinding systems are discussed: these are important today, especially for fire-safety designers, because of the ongoing innovations in this field.

Book Fire Safety in Historic Buildings

Download or read book Fire Safety in Historic Buildings written by John Morton Watts and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Heritage Under Fire

Download or read book Heritage Under Fire written by Stewart Kidd and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Protecting Our Heritage

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Fire Protection Association. Committee on Libraries, Museums, and Historic Buildings
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1948
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1576 pages

Download or read book Protecting Our Heritage written by National Fire Protection Association. Committee on Libraries, Museums, and Historic Buildings and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 1576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Protecting Our Heritage

    Book Details:
  • Author : Museums National Fire Protection Association. Committee on Libraries (and Historic Buildings)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1970
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Protecting Our Heritage written by Museums National Fire Protection Association. Committee on Libraries (and Historic Buildings) and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions

Download or read book Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions written by Rafael Aguilar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-18 with total page 2518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC) that was held in Cusco, Peru in 2018. It disseminates recent advances in the areas related to the structural analysis of historical and archaeological constructions. The challenges faced in this field show that accuracy and robustness of results rely heavily on an interdisciplinary approach, where different areas of expertise from managers, practitioners, and scientists work together. Bearing this in mind, SAHC 2018 stimulated discussion on the new knowledge developed in the different disciplines involved in analysis, conservation, retrofit, and management of existing constructions. This book is organized according to the following topics: assessment and intervention of archaeological heritage, history of construction and building technology, advances in inspection and NDT, innovations in field and laboratory testing applied to historical construction and heritage, new technologies and techniques, risk and vulnerability assessments of heritage for multiple types of hazards, repair, strengthening, and retrofit of historical structures, numerical modeling and structural analysis, structural health monitoring, durability and sustainability, management and conservation strategies for heritage structures, and interdisciplinary projects and case studies. This volume holds particular interest for all the community interested in the challenging task of preserving existing constructions, enable great opportunities, and also uncover new challenges in the field of structural analysis of historical and archeological constructions.

Book Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings

Download or read book Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings written by Melvyn Green and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to apply the International Building Code and International Existing Building Code to historic buildings Written for architects, engineers, preservation, and code enforcement professionals, this is the only comprehensive book that examines how the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) can be applied to historic and existing buildings. For ease of use, the book is organized to parallel the structure of the IEBC itself, and the approach is cumulative, with the objective of promoting an understanding of the art of applying building regulations to the environment of existing buildings. Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings begins with a discussion of the history of building regulations in the United States and the events and conditions that created them. Next, it provides thorough coverage of: The rationale behind code provisions and historic preservation principles Major building code requirements: occupancy and use, types of construction, and heights and areas Building performance characteristics: fire and life safety, structural safety, health and hygiene, accident prevention, accessibility, and energy conservation Case study projects that reinforce the material covered Additionally, the book includes building analysis worksheets both blank and filled-in versions with examples that illustrate how to develop a code approach for an individual building. If you are a professional at any level who is working on creating a plan that meets the intent of the code for historic or existing buildings, Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings gives you everything that you need to succeed.

Book Heritage Under Fire

Download or read book Heritage Under Fire written by Stewart Kidd and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks

Download or read book A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks written by Richard Longstreth and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide for exploring the rich and diverse built environment of the Adirondack region of New York State.

Book Fire Safety Retrofitting in Historic Buildings

Download or read book Fire Safety Retrofitting in Historic Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Heritage Under Fire

    Book Details:
  • Author : United Kingdom Working Party on Fire Safety in Historic Buildings
  • Publisher : Hyperion Books
  • Release : 1991
  • ISBN : 9780902167940
  • Pages : 68 pages

Download or read book Heritage Under Fire written by United Kingdom Working Party on Fire Safety in Historic Buildings and published by Hyperion Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Protecting Our Heritage

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Fire Protection Association. Committee on Libraries, Museums, and Historic Buildings
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1970
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 39 pages

Download or read book Protecting Our Heritage written by National Fire Protection Association. Committee on Libraries, Museums, and Historic Buildings and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Conservation of Historic Buildings

Download or read book Conservation of Historic Buildings written by Bernard Feilden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1982 Sir Bernard Feilden's Conservation of Historic Buildings has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic structures. Leading practitioners around the world have praised the book as being the most significant single volume on the subject to be published. This third edition revises and updates a classic book, including completely new sections on conservation of Modern Movement buildings and non-destructive investigation. The result of the lifetime's experience of one of the world's leading architectural conservators, the book comprehensively surveys the fundamental principles of conservation in their application to historic buildings, and provides the basic information needed by architects, engineers and surveyors for the solution of problems of architectural conservation in almost every climatic region of the world. This edition is organized into three complementary parts: in the first the structure of buildings is dealt with in detail; the second focuses attention on the causes of decay and the materials they affect; and the third considers the practical role of the architect involved in conservation and rehabilitation. As well as being essential reading for architects and others concerned with conservation, many lay people with various kinds of responsibility for historic buildings will find this clearly written, jargon-free work a fruitful source of guidance and information.

Book The Secretary of the Interior s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

Download or read book The Secretary of the Interior s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties written by Kay D. Weeks and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1995 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides guidance to historic building owners and building managers, preservation consultants, architects, contractors, and project reviewers prior to treatment of historic buildings.

Book Fire Prevention and Building Code Compliance for Historic Buildings

Download or read book Fire Prevention and Building Code Compliance for Historic Buildings written by University of Vermont. Historic Preservation Program and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Evaluation of Fire Safety

Download or read book Evaluation of Fire Safety written by D. Rasbash and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-04-21 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire safety is a major concern in many industries, particularly as there have been significant increases in recent years in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants are becoming larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas, and the hazards are continually highlighted with incidents such as the fires and explosions at the Piper Alpha oil and gas platform, and the Enschede firework factory. As a result, greater attention than ever before is now being given to the evaluation and control of these hazards. In a comprehensive treatment of the subject unavailable elsewhere, this book describes in detail the applications of hazard and risk analysis to fire safety, going on to develop and apply quantification methods. It also gives an explanation in quantitative terms of improvements in fire safety in association with the costs that are expended in their achievement. Furthermore, a quantitative approach is applied to major fire and explosion disasters to demonstrate crucial faults and events. Featuring: Full international coverage and a review of several major fires and explosion disasters. Presentation of the properties and science of fire including the latest research. Detailed coverage of the performance of fire safety measures. This is an essential book for practitioners in fire safety engineering, loss prevention professionals, technical personnel in insurance companies as well as academics involved in fire science and postgraduate students. This book is also a useful reference for fire safety officers, building designers, engineers in the process industries, safety practitioners and risk assessment consultants.