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Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > Fire protection & safety

Approved Document B: Fire safety - Volume 1: Dwellings (2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments) (Paperback): HM... Approved Document B: Fire safety - Volume 1: Dwellings (2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments) (Paperback)
HM Government
R918 Discovery Miles 9 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new, revised edition of Approved Document B incorporates the June 2022 amendment booklet which takes effect on 1st December 2022. Approved Document B of the Building Regulations covers fire safety matters within and around buildings. Published in two volumes, this volume - Volume 1 - deals solely with dwellings, including blocks of flats, while Volume 2 deals with all other types of building cover by the Building Regulations. The aim of each volume is to set out the guidelines that need to be followed in order to prevent the spread of fire over linings, such as walls and ceilings. Each volume also states what materials can be used and what British Standards each should conform to, to ensure that they provide the required level of protection. Main changes made by the 2022 amendments The changes focus on the following fire safety provisions: a. Ban of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings: Consequential amendments following the laying of the Building (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022. Updated provisions in Section 10 for residential buildings (purpose groups 1 and 2) with a storey 11m or more in height. b. Secure information boxes: A new recommendation for secure information boxes in blocks of flats with storeys over 11m. c. Evacuation alert systems: A new recommendation for evacuation alert systems in blocks of flats with storeys over 18m.

Approved Document B: Fire safety - Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings (2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022... Approved Document B: Fire safety - Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings (2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments) (Paperback)
HM Government
R923 Discovery Miles 9 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new, revised edition of Approved Document B incorporates the June 2022 amendment booklet which takes effect on 1st December 2022. Approved Document B of the Building Regulations covers fire safety matters within and around buildings. Published in two volumes, Volume 1 deals solely with dwellings, including locks of flats, while this volume - Volume 2 - deals with all other types of building cover by the Building Regulations. The aim of each volume is to set out the guidelines that need to be followed in order to prevent the spread of fire over linings, such as walls and ceilings. Each volume also states what materials can be used and what British Standards each should conform to, to ensure that they provide the required level of protection. Main changes made by the 2022 amendments The changes focus on the following fire safety provisions: a. Ban of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings: Consequential amendments following the laying of the Building (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022. Updated provisions in Section 12 for residential buildings (purpose groups 1 and 2) with a storey 11m or more in height.

Oregon Wildland Firefighting - A History (Paperback): Sean Davis Oregon Wildland Firefighting - A History (Paperback)
Sean Davis
R572 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R99 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fire Lookouts of Oregon (Paperback): Cheryl Hill Fire Lookouts of Oregon (Paperback)
Cheryl Hill
R641 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Compliance Capitalism - How Free Markets Have Led to Unfree, Overregulated Workers (Paperback): Sidney Dekker Compliance Capitalism - How Free Markets Have Led to Unfree, Overregulated Workers (Paperback)
Sidney Dekker
R1,031 Discovery Miles 10 310 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

- Sidney Dekker examines how decades of deregulation and privatization have only led to a greater burden of compliance, and why, with so many rules to ensure safety, things can still go spectacularly wrong. - Written for all those with a vested interest in understanding the actual nature of organizational safety and performance, and in doing so make tangible improvements. - The first in a unique trilogy, this book complements Dekker's many best-sellers while broadening his appeal way beyond safety-critical industries.

Building Regulations in Brief (Paperback, 10th edition): Ray Tricker, Samantha Alford Building Regulations in Brief (Paperback, 10th edition)
Ray Tricker, Samantha Alford
R1,493 Discovery Miles 14 930 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Comprehensive but digestible and affordable guide to the complexities of English and Welsh Building Regulations Has become the go to for a variety of professionals and students in Construction, Architecture and Built Environment fields who need a reference to UK building regs Provides easy to read and ready reference guidance on the Regulations without having to wade through the Regs themselves Packed with useful features, notes and flags to guide the reader on important points and suggestions

Behaviour and Design of Steel and Composite Connections in Fire (Hardcover): Mostafa Jafarian, Yong Wang Behaviour and Design of Steel and Composite Connections in Fire (Hardcover)
Mostafa Jafarian, Yong Wang
R2,438 Discovery Miles 24 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Under fire conditions, the strong interactions in structures result in different load carrying mechanisms and drastic redistributions of internal forces in structural members, which are concentrated at and transferred via connections. Fire safety depends on the performance of these connections, including their temperature distribution and load-carrying mechanisms, and good performance ensures structural robustness in fire. Behaviour and Design of Steel and Composite Connections in Fire is the only dedicated book on fire performance of connections in steel and composite structures. Recent experimental and numerical studies, from individual elements to whole, real-scale structures, have indicated that connections are among the most vulnerable and critical parts of these structures. This book synthesises the research findings on this important subject and explains the essential features in an accessible way in one single source. The book is ideal for researchers, structural engineers and fire protection engineers in their applications of performance-based fire engineering.

Essentials of Fire Fighting (Paperback, 7th edition): Ifsta Essentials of Fire Fighting (Paperback, 7th edition)
Ifsta
R3,846 Discovery Miles 38 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations continues the tradition of excellence in fire fighter education. It offers you a well-rounded foundation for success in professional fire fighting, while helping you prepare for qualifying exams. The text meets all the requirements of Fire Fighter I and II levels of NFPA 1001 (R), NFPA 472 (R) and OSHA 1910.120. The 7th Edition offers a complete support package, including skill sheets, knot and rope requirements, and coverage of essential job tasks related to medical requirements of NFPA 1582 (R). The text reflects the latest research in fire behavior and fire attack. Its new one-column format allows for more photos, more illustrations and more tables to enhance learning.

Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book (Paperback, 2nd): Norman Hall Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book (Paperback, 2nd)
Norman Hall
R542 R469 Discovery Miles 4 690 Save R73 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Guaranteed Top Scores on Your Firefighter's Exam

Want to be a firefighter? Do you know what is involved in taking the exam? Don't take a chance at failing a test you could ace--learn from the expert, Norman Hall.

For more than a decade, "Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book" has been the #1 test preparation book for prospective firefighters. Back by popular demand, Norman Hall has completely updated and revised this hugely successful book for this second edition, presenting new tips and time-tested methods for attaining the highest scores.

Practice your skills using features such as tips on how to pass the physical requirements, practice exams with answer keys, memory aids to help you master the recall test, tables for self-scoring, insights on what a career in firefighting entails, and a discussion of the final interview.

You will score 80% to 100% using Norman Hall's proven system. If you don't, your purchase price for this book will be fully refunded. See inside for details Use "Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book, 2nd Edition" to study hard and score at the top

Building Regulations Pocket Book (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Ray Tricker, Samantha Alford Building Regulations Pocket Book (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Ray Tricker, Samantha Alford
R4,484 Discovery Miles 44 840 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The only pocket guide to the UK building regulations on the market Succinct, portable, reliable guide to UK Building regulations Essential for anyone involved in building works or renovations in the UK

Risk Science - An Introduction (Paperback): Terje Aven, Shital Thekdi Risk Science - An Introduction (Paperback)
Terje Aven, Shital Thekdi
R1,444 Discovery Miles 14 440 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Risk science is becoming increasingly important as businesses, policymakers and public sector leaders are tasked with decision-making and investment using varying levels of knowledge and information. Risk Science: An Introduction explores the theory and practice of risk science, providing concepts and tools for understanding and acting under conditions of uncertainty. The chapters in this work cover the fundamental concepts, principles, approaches, methods and models for how to understand, assess, communicate, manage and govern risk. These topics are presented and examined in a way which details how they relate, for example, how to characterize and communicate risk with particular emphasis on reflecting uncertainties; how to distinguish risk perception and professional risk judgments; how to assess risk and guide decision-makers, especially for cases involving large uncertainties and value differences; and how to integrate risk assessment with resilience-based strategies. The text provides a variety of examples and case studies that relate to highly visible and relevant issues facing risk academics, practitioners and non-risk leaders who must make risk-related decisions. Presenting both the foundational and most recent advancements in the subject matter, this work particularly suits students of risk science courses at college and university level. The book also provides broader key reading for students and scholars in other domains, including business, engineering and public health.

Risk Analysis in Building Fire Safety Engineering (Hardcover): Benjamin Levin, Anthony Riffel Risk Analysis in Building Fire Safety Engineering (Hardcover)
Benjamin Levin, Anthony Riffel
R3,466 Discovery Miles 34 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book bridges the gap between risk assessment and fire safety engineering like few other resources. As all required knowledge for Probability and Statistics for Fire Engineering is included in the preliminary chapters, the book is suitable for teaching Fire Engineering components in a wide range of engineering courses for senior graduates and for postgraduate students of Fire Engineering. It will also serve as a comprehensive reference for professionals. This book describes the theory and the models involved in risk analysis, and includes case studies of multiple fire scenarios. Building fire safety and human behavioural responses to these scenarios show the benefits of risk-based fire safety design. It offers huge international appeal with case studies and examples from across the world. It applies probabilistic and stochastic models to fire initiation, fire growth, smoke spread and human behaviour.

Steel and Composite Structures - Behaviour and Design for Fire Safety (Hardcover): Y. C Wang Steel and Composite Structures - Behaviour and Design for Fire Safety (Hardcover)
Y. C Wang
R6,880 Discovery Miles 68 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Steel and Composite Structures: Behaviour and Design for Fire Safety presents a systematic and thorough description of the behaviour of steel and composite structures in fire, and shows how design methods are developed to quantify our understanding.
Quantitative descriptions of fire behaviour, heat transfer in construction elements and structural analysis using numerical methods are all addressed and existing codes and standards for steel and composite fire safety design are critically examined. Using a comprehensive and systematic description of structural fire safety engineering principles, the author explains and illustrates the important difference between the behaviour of isolated structural elements and whole structures under fire conditions.
This book is a vital source of information to structural and fire engineers. It will also be of considerable interest and value to students and researchers in this field.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203302249

Firefighting and Fire Safety Systems on Ships (Hardcover): Alexander Arnfinn Olsen Firefighting and Fire Safety Systems on Ships (Hardcover)
Alexander Arnfinn Olsen
R3,169 Discovery Miles 31 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This accessible reference introduces firefighting and fire safety systems on ships and is written in line with the IACS Classification Rules for Firefighting Systems. It covers the design, construction, use and maintenance of firefighting and fire safety systems, with cross references to the American Bureau of Shipping rules and various Classification Society regulations which pertain to specific Classification Society rules. Focuses on basic principles in line with current practice Aimed at non-specialists The book suits professional seafarers, students, and cadets, as well as leisure sailors and professionals involved in the logistics industry. It is also particularly useful for naval architects, ship designers, and engineers who need to interpret the Class rules when developing shipboard firefighting systems.

The Design and Layout of Fire Sprinkler Systems (Paperback, 2nd edition): Mark Bromann The Design and Layout of Fire Sprinkler Systems (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Mark Bromann
R7,154 Discovery Miles 71 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although effective fire sprinkler systems are crucial to public safety, for years, the designers of those systems had few published resources to reference and guide them through their design processes. The first edition of this book changed all that, and now The Design and Layout of Fire Sprinkler Systems Second Edition suits their needs even better.

Written and thoroughly updated by a fire prevention engineer with more than 20 years of experience, this book provides a complete, systematic introduction to automatic fire sprinkler design and layout, from design basics, code requirements, and pipe hanging to hydraulic calculations, retrofits, and details on fire pumps. The author carefully outlines all of a designer's responsibilities and includes an entire chapter dedicated to preparing for the NICET exam.

More than 150 sample diagrams, checklists, sample forms, spec sheets, photographs, and a glossary complement the text, and the larger page size of this edition permits clear presentation of diagrams and schematics. The Design and Layout of Fire Sprinkler Systems not only builds the foundation and skills of newcomers to the field, but also provides an outstanding reference for fire safety professionals, building inspectors, insurance underwriters, and municipal officials.

Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety (Paperback): Ganapathy Ramachandran, David Charters Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety (Paperback)
Ganapathy Ramachandran, David Charters
R1,409 Discovery Miles 14 090 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Fire safety regulations in many countries require Fire Risk Assessment to be carried out for buildings such as workplaces and houses in multiple occupation. This duty is imposed on a "Responsible Person" and also on any other persons having control of buildings in compliance with the requirements specified in the regulations. Although regulations only require a qualitative assessment of fire risk, a quantitative assessment is an essential first step for performing cost-benefit analysis of alternative fire strategies to comply with the regulations and selecting the most cost-effective strategy. To facilitate this assessment, various qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative techniques of fire risk assessment, already developed, are critically reviewed in this book and some improvements are suggested. This book is intended to be an expanded version of Part 7: Probabilistic risk assessment, 2003, a Published Document (PD) to British Standard BS 7974: 2001 on the Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings. Ganapathy Ramachandran and David Charters were co-authors of PD 7974 Part 7. Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety is essential reading for consultants, academics, fire safety engineers, fire officers, building control officers and students in fire safety engineering. It also provides useful tools for fire protection economists and risk management professionals, including those involved in fire insurance underwriting.

Fire, Static and Dynamic Tests of Building Structures (Hardcover): G.S.T. Armer, T. Odell Fire, Static and Dynamic Tests of Building Structures (Hardcover)
G.S.T. Armer, T. Odell
R6,124 Discovery Miles 61 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The contributions to this book derive from the Second Cardington Conference held in March 1996 and are based on experimental work carried out on the first test structure at the LBTF, and eight-storeyed steel-framed building. They examine the role of full-size building tests in the development of structural design methods, and give recommendations on improved construction practice and safety of a building's occupants in the event of fire and explosion. Projects are covered in the fields of construction, static loading, dynamic response and the effect of fire and explosion loading. In addition, there are papers describing the future programme and other planned structures.

Fire Engineering and Emergency Planning - Research and applications (Hardcover): R. Barham Fire Engineering and Emergency Planning - Research and applications (Hardcover)
R. Barham
R7,491 Discovery Miles 74 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Protection against fire and prevention of explosion is vital in a modern industrial economy. Only recently have fire science and related risk assessment become serious areas of academic study. This published proceedings of the First European Conference on Fire Engineering and Emergency Planning provides an authoritative base of materials covering the research of the late 1990s, applications and hypotheses as a cumulative reference work and a platform for exchanges of ideas within the academic fire community.

Blast and Ballistic Loading of Structures (Hardcover): John Hetherington, Peter Smith Blast and Ballistic Loading of Structures (Hardcover)
John Hetherington, Peter Smith
R5,545 Discovery Miles 55 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It brings together, in a concise format, the key elements of the loads produced from explosive sources, how they interact with structures and the way structures respond to them. Explosive sources include gas, high explosives, dust and nuclear materials.
It presents quantitative information and design methods in a useable form without recourse to extensive mathematical analysis. The authors, Peter Smith and John Hetherington, are staff members at the Royal Military College of Science in Shrivenham and have been instrumental in establishing an active group comprising lecturing and research staff concerned with the response of structures to blast and ballistic loading.
Comprehensive coverage of a wide threat spectrum
Accessible style supported by relevant worked examples

Management and Engineering of Fire Safety and Loss Prevention - Onshore and offshore (Hardcover): Bhr Group Ltd Management and Engineering of Fire Safety and Loss Prevention - Onshore and offshore (Hardcover)
Bhr Group Ltd
R7,494 Discovery Miles 74 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The papers presented deal with the general methods and techniques, from a range of disciplines, as they can be applied to specific engineering and fire safety situations. The circumstances described include a variety of large scale plant applications in the petrochemical industry. As such this text is a reference for fire engineers, petroleum engineers and legislators working in multi-disciplinary design engineering teams. This text addresses five major areas of importance on and offshore: risk assessment, operations and operational safety, research, risk reduction and design safety, detection and control and protective systems.

Fire Safety Science - International Association for Fire Safety Science (Hardcover): G. Cox, B. Langford Fire Safety Science - International Association for Fire Safety Science (Hardcover)
G. Cox, B. Langford
R18,431 Discovery Miles 184 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This text provides a reference on the early 1990s state of the art in this field covering topics such as physics, chemistry, toxicology and human behaviour. It contains nearly 100 scientific papers on all aspects of the subject. Many papers are included which illustrate the early 1990s state of development in the mathematical modelling of fire phenomena using computing.

Large Outdoor Fire Dynamics (Hardcover): Keisuke Himoto Large Outdoor Fire Dynamics (Hardcover)
Keisuke Himoto
R2,777 Discovery Miles 27 770 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Large Outdoor Fire Dynamics provides the essential knowledge for the hazard evaluation of large outdoor fires, including wildland, WUI (wildland-urban interface), and urban fires. The spread of outdoor fires can be viewed as a successive occurrence of physical and chemical processes - solid fuel combustion, heat transfer to surrounding combustibles, and ignition of heated combustibles - which are explained herein. Engineering equations frequently used in practical hazard analyses are derived and then integrated to implement a computational code predicting fire spread among discretely distributed combustibles. This code facilitates learning the procedure of hazard evaluation for large outdoor fires. Chapters cover underlying assumptions for analyzing fire spread behavior in large outdoor fires, namely, wind conditions near the ground surface and fundamentals of heat transfer; the physical mechanism of fire spread in and between combustibles, specifically focusing on fire plumes (both reacting and non-reacting) and firebrand dispersal; and the spatial modeling of 3D objects and developing the computational framework for predicting fire spread. The book is ideal for engineers, researchers, and graduate students in fire safety as well as mechanical engineering, civil engineering, disaster management, safety engineering, and planning. Companion source codes are available online.

Fluid Mechanics Aspects of Fire and Smoke Dynamics in Enclosures (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Bart Merci, Tarek Beji Fluid Mechanics Aspects of Fire and Smoke Dynamics in Enclosures (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Bart Merci, Tarek Beji
R3,935 Discovery Miles 39 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

- written by world leading experts in the field - contains many worked-out examples, taken from daily life fire related practical problems - covers the entire range from basics up to state-of-the-art computer simulations of fire and smoke related fluid mechanics aspects, including the effect of water - provides extensive treatment of the interaction of water sprays with a fire-driven flow - contains a chapter on CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), the increasingly popular calculation method in the field of fire safety science

Residential Surveying Matters and Building Terminology - In Alphabetical Order (Paperback): Les Goring Residential Surveying Matters and Building Terminology - In Alphabetical Order (Paperback)
Les Goring
R1,568 Discovery Miles 15 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An ideal reference book for students (undergraduates and postgraduates) studying Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, or Architecture, etc. Of use to the Construction-related legal profession, Property Managers and Letting Agents. Builders (and homeowners, interested in identifying faults in their property), should also benefit from this book. Covers a wide range of new and old building terms, techniques, technologies, and materials, but much more extensively than the average dictionary. The alphabetical format makes it easy to check up on terms and subject-areas quickly -- and the detailed coverage (including helpful drawings/illustrated figures) provides clear guidance to the reader.

Residential Surveying Matters and Building Terminology - In Alphabetical Order (Hardcover): Les Goring Residential Surveying Matters and Building Terminology - In Alphabetical Order (Hardcover)
Les Goring
R4,072 Discovery Miles 40 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An ideal reference book for students (undergraduates and postgraduates) studying Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, or Architecture, etc. Of use to the Construction-related legal profession, Property Managers and Letting Agents. Builders (and homeowners, interested in identifying faults in their property), should also benefit from this book. Covers a wide range of new and old building terms, techniques, technologies, and materials, but much more extensively than the average dictionary. The alphabetical format makes it easy to check up on terms and subject-areas quickly -- and the detailed coverage (including helpful drawings/illustrated figures) provides clear guidance to the reader.

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