Fireproof Construction

Fireproof Construction

An Authoritative Presentation Of The Fire Prevention Problem, Giving The Historical Development Of The Art Of Safe Building, And The Best Modern Pract

by Various

328 pages· 2008· ISBN 9781408646205
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FIRE AND FIRE LOSSES PAaa Conflagrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Evolution of combustible d velling . s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Great fires of history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Baltimore fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Route of flsmcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 EvicIenccs of intense hest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .5 Analysis of the tlamagc in tall buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I6 Fireproof lessoi sf rom Baltirnore fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Sari Francisco fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 Building conditions before the fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Story of spread of conflagration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 . Failure of water zupply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . 4 Effects of dynamite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Complications of earthquake and fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Slipshod methods in rebuilding city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Fires havoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . 1 TVaste of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 One years fire losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . 5 American vs . foreign fire losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Analysis oflosses in United Stst. es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Losses in treeless States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B3 Losses in timber States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i3 . Remedy for depletion of timber ilrld iron supply . . . . . . . . . . i7 Fireproof construction only protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Causes offire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Primary and secondary causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 New ha. zards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 National building code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . 8 Fire extinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Use of water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Usc of chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S O USC o f live steam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Automatic sprinklers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 CONTENTS 3 Evolution of building construction PAOE Mill construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Stecl frame buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 Reinforced concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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