The Proceedings of 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology

ISBN-13: 9789813291416 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 1101 str.

Opis

This book features selected papers from the 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (AOSFST 2018), held in Taipei, Taiwan. Covering the entire spectrum of fire safety science, it focuses on research on fires, explosions, combustion science, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, risk analysis and structural engineering, as well as other topics. Presenting advanced scientific insights, the book introduces and advances new ideas in all areas of fire safety science. As such it is a valuable resource for academic researchers, fire safety engineers, and regulators of fire, construction and safety authorities. Further it provides new ideas for more efficient fire protection.

Spis treści

Fire Physics and Chemistry.- Fire and Smoke Modeling and Experiment.- Fire Detection and Suppression.- Fire Investigation/Fire Services.- Fire Protection of Cultural Heritages.- Tunnel Fires.- Fire Statistics and Risk Assessment.- Fire Safety Design and Codes.- Structural Behavior in Fire.- Fire Protection of High-rise Buildings.- Fire Safety of Green Buildings.- Human Behavior in Fire.- Fire Properties and Testing Methods of Materials.- Industrial Fires.- Urban, Wildland/Urban Interface and Forest Fires.- Others.

O autorze

Guan-Yuan Wu is a professor of the Department and Graduate School of Fire Science at Central Police University, Taiwan. His research interests include fire science and technology, and structural analysis.

Kuang-Chung Tsai is a professor at National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology. His research interests include fire safety engineering, building codes, and investigation of fire accidents.

Wan-Ki Chow is the Chair Professor of Architectural Science and Fire Engineering, Department of Building Services Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was elected to be a Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences in December 2012; and appointed as a Justice of the Peace by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2013.