FIERAsystem: A fire risk assessment tool to evaluate fire safety in industrial buildings and large spaces

Journal of Fire Protection Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 145-172

  Benichou, Noureddine ^a   Kashef, Ahmed H ^a   Reid, Irene ^a   Hadjisophocleous, George V ^b   Torvi, David A ^c   Morinville, Gaetan ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Buildings; Computer tools; Fire; Large spaces; Model; Risk

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRE DETECTORS; FIRE HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT; FIRE SAFETY; LARGE SPACES; SUPPRESSION EFFECTIVENESS;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 25444489290     PISSN: 10423915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1042391505049437     Document Type: Article

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