Quantifying fire model evaluation using functional analysis

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-184

  Peacock, Richard D ^a   Reneke, Paul A ^a   D Davis, William ^a   Jones, Walter W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

FIRE MODEL EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS;

FIRES;

EID: 0033204769     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(99)00029-6     Document Type: Article

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