Building fire performance analysis /
Around the world, prescriptive building codes and fire safety standards are increasingly being replaced or supplemented by performance-based standards. This book discusses the implications in the industry to provide increased design flexibility, lower costs, improved safety, and even enhanced global...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ :
J. Wiley,
©2004.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Around the world, prescriptive building codes and fire safety standards are increasingly being replaced or supplemented by performance-based standards. This book discusses the implications in the industry to provide increased design flexibility, lower costs, improved safety, and even enhanced global trade. The building fire performance evaluation procedures described in this book can be used with any code, standard, or regulatory requirements. The key feature of this publication is its aid to professionals who work in the building and other such industries to make better decisions concerning fi. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 515 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0470863277 9780470863275 9781613449165 161344916X 1280271671 9781280271670 9786610271672 6610271674 0470300345 9780470300343 0470863285 9780470863282 |