Publication Date: Sept 2001
The ninth international conference was
held in Edinburgh, Scotland 17th –19th September. The proceedings contain 94 technical presentations and keynote papers and 58 poster papers. Volume 1 contains the following papers: Keynotes , Fire Chemistry | Risk Assessment | Codes | Fire Resistance | Fire Behaviour of Materials | Detection & Suppression | Standards | Testing | Fire Dynamics | Modelling Large Fires | CFD Modelling | Volume 2 contains:| People in Fires | Transportation Fires | Fire Investigation | Modelling | 58 Poster Papers (listed by session)| Author Index

Details: Hardback, 1570pp with 269 tables and 772 illustrations, ISBN 0 9532312 7 5 (set)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FIRE BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS
Characterisation of fires for design purposes: A database for fire safety engineers, P Clark, D Smith, FRS/BRE, UK

Cable fires: The fire at the 'Seven Dials Complex' London, David Hoare, P Fardell, R Colwell, FRS/BRE , D Townsend, London Fire Brigade Fire Investigation Unit, UK

On the PCDD/FS concentrations in the residue collected after a small-scale flammability test of electric cables with a PVC-based sheath material, Yuichi Nakagawa, T Imagawa, A Omori, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Japan

Fire behaviour of plastic skylight materials, Mohammed Khan, R Alpert, Factory Mutual Research, USA

Influence of variable temperature and air flow on the release of main toxicants during burning of plastics
Ivo Masarik, V Charvátová, O Dvorák, Fire Technical Institute, Czech Republic

Design fires for testing combustible-cored sandwich panels, Gordon Cooke, International Fire Safety Consultant, UK

SUPPRESSION
The development of a shipboard intelligent fire suppression system (SIFSS), Joe Quarini, D Rhys, Univ of Bristol, UK, M Edwards, S Watkins, R Baller, MOD, UK

New applications of heat release measurements from burning materials, Andrew French, C Chong, QinetiQ Ltd, UK

The need for hose reels in sprinklered multi-storey buildings, Nick Saunders, BRANZ, New Zealand

An economical approach to maintaining fire sprinkler systems with respect to post earthquake fires
Andrew Harmsworth, Graham Harmsworth, Lai & Associates Ltd, Canada

Residential Sprinklers - providing life safety and lowering costs, Fredrik Nystedt, Lund University, Sweden

Evaluation of the performance of three ASTM E 2058 and NFPA 287 fire propagation apparatuses, Guy Marlair, INERIS, France, A Tewarson, Factory Mutual Research Corp, USA

RISK ASSESSMENT
A simplified fire risk assessment model for buildings, Peter Simenko, EMF Consultants, Australia

Fire risk assessment and reduction in the semicondutor industry, Alastair Brown, J Logie, Rushbrook Consultants, UK

Fire causes in electrical plugs, Yasuaki Hagimoto, N Watanabe, K Okamoto, National Res Inst of Police Science, H Sato, Res Inst of Science Investigation, Police HQ, Japan

CODES
The changing fire performance requirements of façades, S Colwell, L Jackman, B Martin, FRS/BRE, UK

Alternative building design by residential sprinklers, Birgit Ostman, Tratek, Sweden

Fire safe building separation distances in the Netherlands, Erik Janse, Lichtveld Buis & Partners BV, P van de Leur, TNO Building and Construction Research, The Netherlands

Safe distances between industrial storage facilities, Peter van de Leur, TNO Building and Construction Research, E Janse, Lichtveld Buis & Partners BV, The Netherlands

Comparative analysis UK, USA and Australian design methods for smoke management systems in enclosed shopping malls, Iain Sanderson, Strathclyde Fire Brigade, A Kilpatrick, Univ of Strathcylde, UK

The interrelationship between building fire safety design and fire brigade operational practices, Simon Hunt, D Berry, HM Fire Service Inspectorate, UK

Means of escape - Practical fire safety engineering for the design office, Andy Nicholson, M Green, Buro Happold, UK

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