Fire Science 6

This is the first book which exploits concepts and tools of global nonlinear dynamics for bridging the gap between theoretical and practical stability of systems/structures, and for possibly enhanci……続きを見る

Over the course of my twenty-five-year career as a firefighter, I noticed that many promising rookies and probationary year firefighters made mistakes that sent them into a tailspin, ending their ca……続きを見る

This multi-contributed volume provides a practical, applications-focused introduction to nonlinear acoustical techniques for nondestructive evaluation. Compared to linear techniques, nonlinear acous……続きを見る

'An inspirational memoir from an extraordinary woman . . . A humbling, jaw-dropping read' Viv Groskop 'This book will change the way you think. Forever' Cosmopolitan Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has been……続きを見る

Protective clothing and equipment used for firefighters protect them against their harsh working environment loaded with strong thermal hazards, elevated environmental temperatures, low oxygen conce……続きを見る

This book provides chemists with technical insight on pyrotechnics and explosives. It emphasizes basic chemical principles and practical, hands-on knowledge in the preparation of energetic materials……続きを見る

This book presents extensive information on structural health monitoring for suspension bridges. During the past two decades, there have been significant advances in the sensing technologies employe……続きを見る

This book comprises selected proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018), focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of ocean engineering a……続きを見る

An introduction for postgraduate and undergraduate students to the chemical and physical principles of flame and combustion phenomena. This book should be of interest to undergraduate/postgraduate c……続きを見る

This book comprises selected proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018), focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of ocean engineering a……続きを見る

A historical journey through the city's catastrophic fires, and the stories of the heroes who fought them. Chicago's war against cinder, flame, and smoke did not end with the Great Fire of 1871. In ……続きを見る

This book gathers 23 papers by top experts from 11 countries, presented at the 3rd Houston International Forum: Concrete Structures in Earthquake. Designing infrastructures to resist earthquakes has……続きを見る

The Introduction prefixed to the following little Manual supersedes the necessity of an extended Preface, and leaves little more to be mentioned than the design and occasion of the work. The design ……続きを見る

Infolge der hohen Energiepreise nimmt seit einiger Zeit die Anzahl der Feuerstätten, die mit festen Brennstoffen wie z. B. Holz, Holzpellets oder Hackschnitzel betrieben werden, deutlich zu. Werden ……続きを見る

This book offers an in-depth and systematic introduction to improved failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) methods for proactive healthcare risk analysis. Healthcare risk management has become an……続きを見る

A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to the Shriner's Hospital for Children's Pediatric Burn Unit in Boston, Massachusetts. What's so funny about… Fire Alarms that p……続きを見る

This book provides a complete picture of several decision support tools for predictive maintenance. These include embedding early anomaly/fault detection, diagnosis and reasoning, remaining useful l……続きを見る

This book presents the comprehensive results of experimental and numerical investigations of glass façade breakage behavior under fire conditions. First of all, full-scale frame and point-supported ……続きを見る

This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on perceived safety. It discusses the concept of safety from engineering, philosophy, and psychology angles, and considers various definitions of saf……続きを見る

Features papers directed to fire protection in various environments other than building structures including fuel transporting vehicles, spacecraft, a sports arena, an offshore oil rig and propane f……続きを見る

This book illustrates a new quantitative risk analysis model for road tunnels that is capable of evaluating the role of infrastructure measures, equipment and management procedures as prescribed by ……続きを見る

Este libro, totalmente práctico, abarca todo tipo de cuestiones tratadas en el libro Emergencias: aplicaciones básicas para la elaboración de un manual de autoprotección con más de 370 preguntas y c……続きを見る

Esta tercera edición del libro de Emergencias presenta todos sus contenidos completamente revisados y actualizados en lo que a legislación se refiere. Pero además aporta un material inédito que ha s……続きを見る

A unique and gloriously nostalgic account of one eventful year in the fire service for readers who loved books such as CALL THE MIDWIFE and TRUST ME, I'M A VET. Nothing about the county fire service……続きを見る

Die Feuerwehren, Hilfsorganisationen und Rettungsdienste müssen auf der Grundlage der Gesetze und Schriften der Unfallversicherungsträger Gefährdungsbeurteilungen beispielsweise für Arbeitsabläufe u……続きを見る

"Evacuation from Fires, Volume II" in this important new series was developed because of the fundamental importance of removing occupants from harm's way during building fires and the need to demons……続きを見る

This book comprises select papers presented at the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2018). The book covers cutting-edge methods and applications in ……続きを見る

This book presents a model of electromagnetic (EM) information leakage based on electromagnetic and information theory. It discusses anti-leakage, anti-interception and anti-reconstruction technolog……続きを見る

In Command of Guardians: Executive Servant Leadership for the Community of Responders, Second Edition spotlights the philosophy of servant leadership and offers a pathway for strengthening first res……続きを見る

This book discusses resilience in terms of structures’ and infrastructures’ responses to extreme loading conditions. These include static and dynamic loads such as those generated by blasts, terrori……続きを見る