A fire ignition model and its application for estimating loss due to damage of the urban gas network in an earthquake

International Journal of Engineering, Transactions B: Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1507-1519

  Rajabipour, A ^a   Behnamfar, F ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Earthquake damage; Fire ignition model; Loss estimation; Urban gas network

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FIRES; GASES; GEOPHYSICS; WIND;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES; EARTHQUAKE SCENARIO; GAS NETWORKS; IGNITION MODEL; LOGICAL COMBINATION; LOSS ESTIMATION; PROBABILISTIC FRAMEWORK; SELECTED EXAMPLES;

DENSITY OF GASES;

EID: 85002987428     PISSN: 1728144X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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