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Essential text ENFE 602 semester 1, 2026 UBS will not stock due to price, Library holds Can be ordered with 50% deposit
Recommended text ENFE 601 semester 1, 2026 UBS will not stock due to price, Library holds Can be ordered with 50% deposit
Revised and significantly expanded, the fifth edition of this classic work offers both new and substantially updated information. As the definitive reference on fire protection engineering, this book provides thorough treatment of the current best practices in fire protection engineering and performance-based fire safety. Over 130 eminent fire engineers and researchers contributed chapters to the book, representing universities and professional organizations around the world. It remains the indispensible source for reliable coverage of fire safety engineering fundamentals, fire dynamics, hazard calculations, fire risk analysis, modeling and more.
With seventeen new chapters and over 1,800 figures, the this new edition contains:
Step-by-step equations that explain engineering calculations
Comprehensive revision of the coverage of human behavior in fire, including several new chapters on egress system design, occupant evacuation scenarios, combustion toxicity and data for human behavior analysis
Revised fundamental chapters for a stronger sense of context
Added chapters on fire protection system selection and design, including selection of fire safety systems, system activation and controls and CO2 extinguishing systems
Recent advances in fire resistance design
Addition of new chapters on industrial fire protection, including vapor clouds, effects of thermal radiation on people, BLEVEs, dust explosions and gas and vapor explosions
New chapters on fire load density, curtain walls, wildland fires and vehicle tunnels
Essential reference appendices on conversion factors, thermophysical property data, fuel properties and combustion data, configuration factors and piping properties
\”Three-volume set; not available separately\”
ISBN: 9781493925643
Publication date: 07/10/2015
Edition: 5
Price: $2582.09
RRP: $2868.99
Format: Hardback
Temporarily out of stock
Publishing status: Active
Author: Hurley, Morgan J.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag (or DABO)
