Parametric temperature-time curves of medium compartment fires for structural design

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 361-375

  Ma, Zhongcheng ^a   Mäkeläinen, Pentti ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAME RESEARCH; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VENTILATION;

COMPARTMENT BOUNDARIES; FIRE DURATION; FIRE LOAD DENSITY; MAXIMUM GAS TEMPERATURE; MEDIUM COMPARTMENT FIRE; TEMPERATURE TIME CURVES; WOOD BASED FIRES;

FIRE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0342484449     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(00)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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