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A computer-based technique for analyzing the spread of fire through a multicompartment building is described. The technique is a comparative tool for evaluating alternative fire protection strategies, and quantifies the economic and safety performance characteristics of a building. Some results are shown of its application to a four-story office building.
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Reference: D. G. Elms, A. H. Buchanan, and J. W. Dusing, “Modeling Fire Spread in Buildings,” Fire Technology, Vol. 20, No. 1, February 1984, p. 11.
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Elms, D.G., Buchanan, A.H. & Dusing, J.W. Modeling fire spread in buildings. Fire Technol 20, 11–19 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390044
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390044