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Corrosion Process Inside Steel Fire Sprinkler Piping

Sprinkler contractors, facilities managers, and their technical advisors sometimes have to deal with corrosion inside pressurized, water-based, metal fire sprinkler piping systems. Read More >

Historical Survey of Multistory Building Collapses Due to Fire

To assess the extent and nature of structural collapses due to fire in taller buildings, a review of existing information about fire incidents resulting in structural collapse was collected and reviewed. Read More >

Use of FDS to Assess the Effectiveness of an Air Sampling-Type Detector for Large Open Space Protection

The fire protection industry has been searching for optimal solutions to adequately meet building and life safety design objectives. Read More >

A Short Review of Fire Safety in Hospitals

This article reviews some of the major events that have occurred and that have shaped code requirements applicable to these types of facilities. Read More >

Fire and the Aging Population

When planning for fire protection, what are the assumptions about the people who are protected and their ability to respond to a fire? Read More >

The Mosquito and the Picket Fence-A Modern-Day Fire Alarm Fable About Broadband versus Narrowband Signaling

This final article in this series introduces the signal-noise requirements of the National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72) and other factors, including the effects of distance, hearing loss and hearing protection. This article concludes with a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of narrowband signaling. Read More >

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