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Prediction of the Fire Behavior According to the Fire Load in an Underground Life Space (화재하중에 따른 지하생활공간의 화재성상 예측)

  • Chae, Han-Sik;Suk, Chang-Mok;Kim, Ie-Sung;Lee, Ji-Hee;Kim, Wha-Jung
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.21 no.1 s.65
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    • pp.51-59
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study is analyzing the fire behavior according to the fire load for G underground shopping mall located in Daegu city. when predict fire behavior, fire load and ventilation coefficient are important factor who dominate fire temperature or fire continuance time. Therefore, size of unit room, opening size and inflammable investigated on the field. Fire load calculated using unit calorific value by each material of inflammable that investigate. And reduction model experimented fire load about 6 models with variable. Fire behavior analyzed by heat flows of inside space that temperature rise and temperature change by time of fire source.

A Study on the Evaluation Method of the Building Safety Performance and the during Building Fires with Computer Prediction of Occupants′ Egress Behavior Simulation (컴퓨터시뮬레이션에 의한 피난행태예측 및 안전성능평가 방법에 관한 연구(I))

  • 최원령;이경회
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 1989
  • It has been recognized that the escape facility planning is very important for effective evacuation of accupants on fire event. The ultimate goal of the escape facility planning is to evacuate occupants rapidly from building fires to the safe areas. In fire event, occupants usually gather, utilize and finally act upon information about state transient of building fire system, which is consisted of components of fire, building and accupant during the ralatively short period of the fire event. That is, occupants' egress behavior is largely dependent upon building fire system. Therefore, comprehensive study for the relationship between building fire system and occupants' egress behavior is needed. This study aims to suggest the pre -occupancy evaluation method of the life safety performance for the architectural design based on prediction of occupants' egress behavior during building fires with computer simulation.

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On the Fire Behavior Due to the Ventilation Condition in the Fire Compartment (환기 조건에 따른 화재거동 연구)

  • Kim, Sung-Chan;Hamins, Anthony
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.367-373
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    • 2008
  • A series of fire experiments has been conducted to provide an improved understanding of the fire structure of under-ventilated compartment fires. A comprehensive and quantitative assessment of gaseous species from the fire was made in the upper layer of fire in a 40 % reduced scale ISO 9705 fire compartment. The global equivalence ratio (GER) concept was used to characterize the fire behavior for various fire sizes, fuel types and ventilation conditions. The oxygen concentration in the upper layer reached to zero near the global equivalence ratio of $0.4{\sim}0.6$ while the carbon monoxide concentration increases with increasing the global equivalence ratio. Classification parameters of ISO19706 were also compared with the reduced scale experimental data for under ventilation fire.

A Study on the Fire Safety Design and Predicting Fire Behavior Using Compartment Fire Test (단일화재실험을 통한 화재성상예측 및 건축구조물의 화재안전 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Ung-Gi;Seo, Dong-Goo;Kim, Dong-Eun;Kwon, Young-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2013.05a
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    • pp.107-108
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    • 2013
  • In this study, combustibles investigation and fire growth rate experiment were performed for predicting initial fire behavior in buildings. Combustibles investigation was performed for residential buildings, which is most frequently affected by fire in Korea. Spatial characteristics and combustibles properties were separately investigated, and occupied area and layout characteristics of combustibles were identified to produce general layout models. Of the layout models, room was selected for fire test of a single compartment. From this test, fire propagation for each combustible was identified, which was delayed compared to the summed heat release rate of a single combustible.

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A Study on Influential Factors of Egress Behavior in Respect of the Fire Prevention Manager in the Large-scale Shopping Mall (대규모 판매시설의 방화관리자의 측면에서 본 피난행동 영향요인에 대한 연구)

  • 박재성;윤명오
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.108-113
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    • 2004
  • Emergency response of fire prevention manager has an effect on decisive emergency exit behavior of customer who is not accustomed to emergency response in a large-scale shopping department on fire. Especially enclosed stairways in a large scale store are usually located in back space where is impossible for customer to access. Therefore, speedy emergency exit inducement by fire prevention manager is needed for the customer's safe egress. The object of study is to analyse the factors affecting egress behavior and emergency response of fire prevention manager in respect of fire prevention management.

A Study on the Investigation of Users Guide of One-Way Coupled Analysis for Performance-Based Structural Fire Resistance Design (성능기반 구조내화설계를 위한 단방향 연성해석 사용자가이드 조사에 관한 연구)

  • Kwon, Young-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2021.11a
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    • pp.96-97
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    • 2021
  • In the Building Act, performance-based fire safety design is being promoted for institutionalization. The behavior of the structure against fire conditions can be predicted by using the advanced numerical analysis method based on the FEM (Finite Element Method) to predict the entire structural behavior including the behavior of the structure, but there is a limit to expressing the fire properties of the space and predicting the fire properties It is difficult to determine the variables to be transmitted to the FEM (Finite Element Method) model from the fire simulation results using FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator). Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to introduce the code user's manual for FDS and FEM unidirectional coupling analysis.

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Structural Behavior of Fire-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beam with Normal Strength Concrete (화재 피해를 입은 일반 강도 철근콘크리트 휨부재의 구조 거동)

  • 이소진;신영수;이차돈;홍성걸
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.307-312
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    • 2002
  • This paper deals with structural behavior of reinforced concrete beams under fire and fire damaged condition. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the structural behavior of the beams under high temperature condition and to evaluate the remaining strength of flexural members by exposure time to fire. For this purpose, twelve beam specimens are fabricated and experimented. Ten specimens are exposed to the fire for 1 and 2 hours and to the failure. After being cooled in room temperature, the specimens are loaded to the failure. The research result shows that the main variables of the test, concrete cover and exposure time to fire are much influenced on the structural behavior and the remaining strength.

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Effect of cooling rate on the post-fire behavior of CFST column

  • Afaghi-Darabi, Alireza;Abdollahzadeh, Gholamreza
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.281-294
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    • 2019
  • The post-fire behavior of structural elements and the cooling process has always been one of the main concerns of the structural engineers. The structures can be cooled at different rates, where they affect the structure's behavior. In the present study, a numerical model has been developed using the Abaqus program to investigate the effect of cooling rate on the post-fire behavior of the CFST column. To verify the model, results of an experimental study performed on CFST columns within a full heating and cooling cycle have been used. In this model, coMParison of the residual strength has been employed in order to examine the behavior of CFST column under different cooling rates. Furthermore, a parametric study was carried out on the strength of steel and concrete, the height of the specimens, the axial load ratio and the cross-sectional shape of the specimen through the proposed model. It was observed that the cooling rate affects the behavior of the column after the fire, and thus the higher the specimen's temperature is, the more effect it has on the behavior. It was also noticed that water cooling had slightly more residual strength than natural cooling. Furthermore, it was recognized from the parametric study, that by increasing the strength of steel and concrete and the load ratio, as well as modifying the cross-sectional shape from circular to square, residual strength of column at the cooling phase was less than that of the heating phase. In addition, with reducing column height, no change was witnessed in the column behavior after the cooling phase.

Structural Behavior of Fire-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beam with High Strength Concrete (화재 피해를 입은 고 강도 철근콘크리트 휨 부재의 구조 거동)

  • 신미경;신영수;이차돈;홍성걸;이은주
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.635-638
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    • 2003
  • This paper deals with structural behavior of reinforced concrete beams with high strength under fire and fire damaged condition. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the residual strength of flexural members by exposure time to fire. For this purpose, six beam specimens are fabricated and experimented. Among the specimens, four specimens are exposed to the fire for 60 and 90 minutes and two specimens are control beam that is not exposed to fire. After being cooled in room temperature, the specimens are loaded to the failure. The research result shows that the main variables of the test, concrete cover and exposure time to fire are much influenced on the structural behavior and the residual strength.

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Characterization of Live Fire Load in Buildings - Heat Release Characteristics of Typical Live Fire Load in Bookstore - (건축물의 적재가연물 특성에 관한 연구 -대형서점의 적재가연물 연소발열성상-)

  • Nam, Dong-Gun;Yuji, Hasemi;Jung, Jong-Jin;Lim, Woo-Sub;SaKong, Seong-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.3-6
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    • 2008
  • Heat release characteristics of live fire load are an important parameter for performance oriented fire safety design of a building. While investigations have been carried out on the fire load and its burning behavior in office, residential and commercial buildings and so on, little effort has been paid for the rational treatment of fire load in bookstore. In this report, burning behavior of typical combustible objects in bookstore are studied by measuring heat release rates of bookshelf with book.

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