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A Building Evaluation Technique for Fire Suppression

http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-1220100-153824/unrestricted/till-final.pdf
Author: Robert C. Till
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, building design, building evalution, fire suppression, preplanning

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Analysis of Fire Sprinkler Systems Performance in the Northridge Earthquake

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire98/PDF/f98004.pdf
Author: Fleming, R. P.
Date Published: January 1998
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, automatic fire sprinklers, earthquake performance, Northridge Earthquake

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Analysis of the Influence of Piston Effect on Elevator Smoke Control

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire88/PDF/f88005.pdf
Author: Klote, J. H.
Date Published: April 1988
Publisher: Center for Fire Research
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, elevators, smoke control, high-rise evacuation

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Comparison of Dry Tree Fire With and Without a Sprinkler System

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/research/dsn/dry_tree.shtm
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: US Fire Administration/NIST
Keywords: Initiative 15, Christmas tree fire, residential fire sprinklers, automatic fire sprinklers, fire tests

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Corrosion in Sprinkler Systems - Not One but Many Different Problems

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Proceedings/Corrosion_in_Sprinkler_Systems.._-_B.Hjorth.pdf
Author: Bo Hjorth
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, automatic fire sprinklers, sprinkler corrosion

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Defining Flashover for Fire Hazard Calculations

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire99/PDF/f99054.pdf
Author: Peacock, R. D.; Reneke, P. A.; Bukowski, R. W.; Babrauskas, V.
Date Published: June 1999
Publisher: Fire Safety Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, fire science, flashover, fire behavior

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Defining Flashover for Fire Hazard Calculations, Part 2

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire03/PDF/f03001.pdf
Author: Babrauskas, V.; Peacock, R. D.; Reneke, P. A
Date Published: November 2003
Publisher: Fire Safety Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, fire science, flashover, fire behavior

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Demonstration Testing: Extinguishment of Kitchen Fires and the Effect of Sprinklers in a Residential Setting

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Proceedings/Demonstration_Testing.._-_J._Huczek.pdf
Author: Jason P. Huczek
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 15, automatic fire sprinklers, sprinkler tests, kitchen fires

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Design of Smoke Control Systems for Areas of Refuge

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire93/PDF/f93011.pdf
Author: Klote, J. H.
Date Published: March1993
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, smoke movement, smoke control, areas of refuge

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Developing Rational, Performance-based Fire Safety

http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/866/CIB_W14/paper1.pdf
Author: Richard W. Bukowski; Vytenis Babrauskas
Date Published: 18, 173-191, (1994)
Publisher: Fire and Materials
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, fire protection engineering, performance-based codes, model building codes, fire safety

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Development of Residential Sprinklers and Issues Highlighted by Recent Research

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire00/PDF/f00110.pdf
Author: Kung, H. C.
Date Published: November 2000
Publisher: U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources
Keywords: Initiative 15, automatic fire sprinklers, residential fire sprinklers

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Economic Analysis of Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/NIST_IR_7277.pdf
Author: Hayden Brown
Date Published: December 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, automatic fire sprinklers, residential fire sprinklers

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Effect of an Obstructed Ceiling on the Activation Time of a Residential Sprinkler

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire98/PDF/f98149.pdf
Author: Vettori, R. L.
Date Published: November 1998
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, automatic fire sprinklers, fire test, residential fire sprinklers, obstructed ceiling

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Effect of Beamed, Sloped, and Sloped Beamed Ceilings on the Activation Time of a Residential Sprinkler

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire03/PDF/f03131.pdf
Author: Robert L. Vettori
Date Published: December 2003
Publisher: US Fire Administration/NIST
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, residential fire sprinklers, automatic fire sprinklers, ceiling construction

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Elevator Design For The 21st Century: Design Criteria For Elevators When Used As The Primary Means Of Evacuation During Fire Emergencies

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire92/PDF/f92012.pdf
Author: Elmer F. Chapman
Date Published: 1990-91
Publisher: Journal of Applied Fire Science
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, elevators, high-rise firefighting, high-rise evacuation

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Enclosure Smoke Filling and Management with Mechanical Ventilation

http://www.springerlink.com/content/p0n077583l13w87g/
Author: Frederick W. Mowrer
Date Published: Vol 38, Number 1 / J
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, smoke control, mechanical ventilation

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Estimates of the Operational Reliability of Fire Protection Systems

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire99/PDF/f99079.pdf
Author: Bukowski, R. W.; Budnick, E. K.; Schemel, C. F.
Date Published: October 1999
Publisher: Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, fire protection systems, reliability analysis

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Experimental Study on Fire Hazard of Residential Fires Before and After Sprinkler Activation

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire97/PDF/f97150.pdf
Author: Sekizawa, A.; Takemoto, A.; Kozeki, D.; Yanai, E.; Suzuki, K.
Date Published: June 1997
Publisher: U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources , Fire Rese
Keywords: Initiative 15, automatic fire sprinklers, residential fire sprinklers

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Extra Large Orifice (ELO) Sprinklers: an Overview of Full-Scale Fire Test Performance

http://jfe.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/3/27
Author: Joan M.A. Troup
Date Published: "Vol. 9, No. 3, 27-3
Publisher: Journal of Fire Protection Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, automatic fire sprinklers, extra large orifice sprinklers

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Field test and evaluation of residential sprinkler systems

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Moore, David A.
Date Published: Nov-80
Publisher: Fire Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, automatic fire sprinklers, residential sprinklers

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Fire endurance of high strength concrete columns

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Kodur, Venkatesh K. R. and McGrath, Richard
Date Published: January 2003
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, building construction, concrete columns, fire resistivity

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Fire Experiments of Zoned Smoke Control at the Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire90/PDF/f90001.pdf
Author: Klote, J. H
Date Published: April 1990
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, smoke movement, smoke control, high-rise hotel fires

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Fire Growth Analysis of the Fire of March 20, 1990, Pulaski Building, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire94/PDF/f94057.pdf
Author: Nelson, H. E.
Date Published: June 1994
Publisher: Department of the Army/NIST
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, fire protection engineering, fire behavior, safety management documenta

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Fire sprinkler plan review check list and guide for plans reviewers

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34344.pdf
Author: McHenry, Bill
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire protection technology, automatic fire sprinkers, fire/building codes, plan review

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Full scale smoke control tests at the Plaza Hotel building: experiments with zone smoke control with and without stairwell pressurization

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Klote, John H.
Date Published: April 1989
Publisher: ASHRAE Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, smoke control, hotel fire safety, high-rise fire safety

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