4. Glossary – Definitions
Dimensioning fire; Design fire [ISO 13943].
Quantitative description of theoretical fire characteristics for the design fire scenario
In general, this is an ideal description of the variation with time of important fire variables such as heat output, flame spread rate, smoke development rate, toxic gas yields and temperature.
Ingénierie de la sécurité incendie ; Fire Safety Engineering [ISO 13943]
Application of engineering methods based on scientific principles to the development or evaluation of designs in the built environment through the analysis of specific fire scenarios or through the quantification of risk for a group of fire scenarios.
Fire risk; Risque d'incendie [ISO 13943].
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Bibliography
Websites
France http://www.pnisi.fr (unofficial)
Denmark http://www.ebst.dk/file/202479/brandteknisk_dimensionering.pdf
Germany http://www.vfdb.de
...Events
International Symposium of Fire Safety Science of the International Association of Fire Safety Science, a conference held every four years http://www.iafss.org
Human Behaviour in Fires, conference organized by Interscience Communications http://www.intersciencecomms.co.uk/html/newconference.htm
...Standards and norms
- Fire safety. Vocabulary http://www.afnor.org - NF ISO 13943 - 2008
- Fire safety engineering – General principles http://www.afnor.org - NF ISO 23932 - 2009
- Hazardous fire components. Guidelines for estimating the time available before conditions of tenability are compromised http://www.afnor.org - NF ISO 13571 - 2012
- Fire safety engineering – Fire risk assessment – Part 1: General information http://www.afnor.org...
Regulations
Arrêté du 25 juin 1980 modifié portant approbation des dispositions générales du règlement de sécurité contre les risques d'incendie et de panique dans les établissements recevant du public.
Decree of December 19, 1975: methods for determining the degree of fire resistance of construction elements (JORF of February 26, 1976).
Arrêté du 22 juillet 1997 modifiant l'arrêté du...
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Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
The International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) http://www.iafss.org
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) http://sfpe.org
GDR CNRS research group n° 2864 "Forest...
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