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David Yung - Principles of Fire Risk Assessment in Buildings - 9780470854020 - V9780470854020
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Principles of Fire Risk Assessment in Buildings

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Description for Principles of Fire Risk Assessment in Buildings Hardcover. Fire risk assessment in buildings is an integral part of the current move towards performance-based building regulations in most countries. However, the subject is relatively new, and not many people know exactly what fire risk assessment is. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
This book arrives at just the right time to facilitate understanding of performance-based fire risk assessment in buildings – an integral part of the global shift in policy away from traditional prescriptive codes.

Yung, an internationally recognised expert on the subject of fire risk assessment, introduces the basic principles and techniques that help the reader to understand the various methodologies that are currently in place or being proposed by different organisations. Through his illustration of basic principles and techniques he enables the reader to conduct their own fire risk assessments. He demonstrates how the probabilities of fire scenarios are ... Read more

Yung’s clear and practical approach to this highly topical subject enables the reader to integrate the various tools available into a quantitative framework that can be used for decision making. He brings an invaluable resource to all those involved in fire engineering and risk assessment, including students, academics, building designers, fire protection engineers, structural engineers, regulators and risk analysts.  

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470854020
SKU
V9780470854020
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About David Yung
David Yung is currently the President of his own consulting company, Yung & Associates Inc. He has worked in fire research and fire risk assessment for over 20 years. From 2002 to 2006, he was Research Leader of Fire Science at the Australian national research organization CSIRO in Sydney, Australia. Before that, he was a Senior Research Officer and Group ... Read more

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