• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.63-77
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• 2013

In any subject area related to the provision of safety, failure is typically the most effective mechanism for evoking rapid reform and an introspective assessment of the accepted operating methods and standards within a professional body. In the realm of tall buildings the most notable failures in history, those of the WTC towers, widely accepted as fire induced failures, have not to any significant extent affected the way they are designed with respect to fire safety. This is clearly reflected in the surge in numbers of Tall Buildings being constructed since 2001. The combination of the magnitude and time-scale of the WTC investigation coupled with the absence of meaningful guidance resulting from it strongly hints at the outdatedness of current fire engineering practice as a discipline in the context of such advanced infrastructure. This is further reflected in the continual shift from prescriptive to performance based design in many parts of the world demonstrating an ever growing acceptance that these buildings are beyond the realm of applicability of prescriptive guidance. In order for true performance based engineering to occur however, specific performance goals need to be established for these structures. This work seeks to highlight the critical elements of a fire safety strategy for tall buildings and thus attempt to highlight some specific global performance objectives. A survey of tall building fire investigations is conducted in order to assess the effectiveness of current designs in meeting these objectives, and the current state-of-the-art of fire safety design guidance for tall structures is also analysed on these terms. The correct definition of the design fire for open plan compartments is identified as the critical knowledge gap that must be addressed in order to achieve tall building performance objectives and to provide truly innovative, robust fire safety for these unique structures.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.120-129
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• 2009

건축물 화재에서는 발화물과 주변 가연물이 소실하기 때문에 화재현장 조사만으로 출화원인을 규명하기 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구는 현장조사와 화재실험을 통해 화재의 원인과 확대과정을 추정하는 방법에 관하여 고찰하였다. 본 연구에서는 화재원인 불명으로 판단된 공동주택의 화재사례를 대상으로 현장의 잔존물에서 출화장소와 초기연소물을 추정하고, 출화물로 추정된 가연물을 대상으로 연소실험을 실행하여 출화원인 등을 추정하였다. 화재실험에서는 가연물의 종류 및 배치 등을 출화이전의 상태로 재현하고 출화조건을 가정하여 반복적으로 실행하여 연소 후의 상황과 화재현장의 잔존물을 비교함으로써 출화원인 및 초기 화재확대과정을 규명하였다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 화재현장에서 유류와 관련되어 실화나 방화의 매개체로 사용되어 화재가 발생했을 때 석유류의 정확한 분석기법을 개발하기 위하여 발화지점 주변의 온도분포, 연소되고 남은 물질의 흔적과 GC/MS 분석으로 물질의 종류를 확인하는 것을 가연성 고체와 비교해서 실험하였다. 연구결과 천장에 도달하는 온도는 휘발유와 시너는 점화되자마자 불꽃이 생성되어 천장의 온도가 매우 빠르게 상승하여 그곳에 물질이 있을 경우 2차 화재발생이 전개될 것으로 나타났다. 연소된 후에 바닥에는 가연성 고체와 유류가 상이한 특징적인 패턴을 형성하였다. 연소된 장판은 탄화수소계열이지만 가스검지관을 통해 반응을 확인한 결과 가연성 고체는 아무런 반응을 띠지 않았으나 유류는 즉시 반응을 하였고 그 연소물질을 7일이 경과된 후에 GC/MS로 분석한 결과 유류의 존재를 확인할 수 있었다. 화재조사가 복잡한 과정이지만 물질의 특성을 통한 세밀한 조사는 유류화재를 입증하는 데 중요하고 GC/MS분석기기를 통해 실체를 확인하는 과정이 요구된다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2007

본 연구는 숲 가꾸기 실행지와 미실행지의 임분 특성이 산불에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구이다. 조사지역은 강원도 양양군, 인제군 그리고 경기도 가평군 등 3개 군에서 14개소를 선정하였으며, 이중 숲 가꾸기 실행지 9개소, 미실행지의 5개소에 대한 현장조사를 실시하였다. 현장조사를 통해 임목의 수고, 흉고직경, 지하고, 죽은 가지 고사율, 임목밀도, 울폐도, 관목층 및 초본층 피도를 조사하였으며 이 자료를 통해 숲 가꾸기 실행 및 미실행지의 임내특성분석을 실시하였다. 또한 임내특성 분석으로부터 산불발생 및 확산 위험성과의 관계를 분석하였다. 숲 가꾸기 실행지역과 미실행지역의 임분 특성조사 결과 숲 가꾸기 실행지역이 미실행지역에 비해 상대적으로 평균 지하고는 높았고, 임목본수는 적었으며, 죽은 가지 고사율은 적었고, 초본층 피도는 높게 나타나고 있어 숲 가꾸기 실행지역의 산불위험도는 미실행지역보다 낮아질 것으로 판단되었다.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2024

In recent years, the frequent occurrence of fire accidents in university libraries has posed significant threats to the safety of students' lives and property, alongside negative social impacts. Accurately analyzing the factors affecting evacuation during library fires and proposing optimized measures for safe evacuation is thus crucial. This paper utilizes a specific university library as a case study, simulating fire evacuation scenarios using the Pathfinder software, to assess and validate evacuation strategies and propose relevant optimizations. Pathfinder, developed by Thunderhead Engineering in the United States, is an intuitive and straightforward personnel emergency evacuation assessment system, offering advanced visualization interfaces and 3D animation effects. This study aims to construct evacuation models and perform simulation analysis for the selected university library using Pathfinder. The library's structural layout, people flow characteristics, and the nature of fire and smoke spread are considered in the analysis. Additionally, evacuation scenarios involving different fire outbreak locations and the status of emergency exits are examined. The findings underscore the importance of effective evacuation in fire situations, highlighting how environmental conditions, individual characteristics, and behavioral patterns significantly influence evacuation efficiency. Through these investigations, the study enhances understanding and optimization of evacuation strategies in fire scenarios, thereby improving safety and efficiency. The research not only provides concrete and practical guidelines for building design, management, and emergency response planning in libraries but also offers valuable insights for the design and management of effective evacuation systems in buildings, crucial for ensuring occupant safety and minimizing loss of life in potential hazard situations

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2015

Many severe earthquakes have occurred along the main fault lines in the world. In recent years, there has been a high incidence of small- and large-scale earthquakes in our country. These occurrences of earthquakes have become increasingly serious, owing to a degrading earth environment. An earthquake, in general, causes far more serious damages like disruptions in electricity or gas facilities, and fire disasters from its annexed effects than by its vibrations or the shock itself. In this paper, we present a countermeasure and its necessity in safeguarding against fire disasters in regional heritage villages such as "Asan Oeam," "Jeonju Hanok," and "Andong Hahoe." A more systematic and effective strategy for prevention systems against severe fire disasters is proposed after performing various related investigations and analyses of existing domestic and international systems. We investigated the existing fire security systems and their historical records with the tendency of earthquake occurrences in these three folk villages. In this proposal, we present a strategic approach for safeguarding against fire damages in our regional heritage villages derived from ICT (information communication technology)-based DPD (disaster prevention design), after examining the laws and regulations of fire-prevention strategies in Japan, America, and Europe.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2016

The incandescent lamp is an electric light fixture with a tungsten filament heated to a high temperature, by passing an electric current through it, until it glows with visible light. The hot filament is protected from oxidation with a glass bulb that is filled with inert gas. The incandescent lamp has fire risk when combustible materials are close to its glass bulb. Because its lamp has the property which converts 90~95 percents of the electric power to heat energy. 2015 national fire statistics show that fires caused by lighting fixtures were 652 cases, and incandescent lamps(44 cases) and halogen lamps(53 cases) accounted for 15 percents in those of high heating light fixtures. Since incandescent lamp fires account for about 45 percents in the high heating light fixture, we could not overlook the fire risks by the incandescent lamp. Although many studies related with those have been conducted, incandescent lamp fires are continuously occurred. This study was carried out to study the fire risk of ignition of wood due to radiant heat of incandescent lamp. Radiant heat flux of the incandescent lamp was predicted by applying point source model, and critical distance for ignition of wood was calculated by applying integral model. The results from this study could applied to fire prevention activities related to light bulb, and it could be used in fire cause investigations related to radiant heat of incandescent lamp.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2012

대규모 건축물의 화재 시뮬레이션에 사용되는 FDS의 적정 격자크기를 제시하기 위해 3개의 개구부가 있는 $20{\times}10{\times}3m^3$ 크기의 실과 $44{\times}48{\times}10m^3$ 크기의 클린룸에 대한 화재 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. z방향 격자크기를 0.2 m로 고정하고 x, y방향의 격자크기 0.1~1.0 m(종횡비 0.5~5.0)에 대한 온도와 가시거리의 변화를 비교하였다. x, y방향 적정 격자크기는 0.5 m(종횡비 2.5) 이내이며, 1.0 m의 경우에는 오차가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 온도, 가시거리 등의 변동으로 인해 유효피난시간의 산정에 주의가 요구되고, 불가피하게 큰 격자를 사용해야하는 경우에는 격자크기에 대한 검토가 필요하며, 더 큰 격자를 사용하기 위해 격자의 종횡비에 관한 추가연구가 필요함을 확인하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.679-703
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• 2013

This paper presents experimental investigations of the fundamental behavior of concrete filled steel tube (CFT) beam-columns under fire loading. A total of thirteen specimens were tested to determine the axial force-moment-curvature-temperature behavior of CFT beam-columns. The experimental approach involved the use of: (a) innovative heating and control equipment to apply thermal loading and (b) digital image correlation with close-range photogrammetry to measure the deformations (e.g., curvature) of the heated region. Each specimen was sequentially subjected to: (i) constant axial loading; (ii) thermal loading in the expected plastic hinge region following the ASTM E119 temperature-time T-t curve; and (iii) monotonically increasing flexural loading. The effects of various parameters on the strength and stiffness of CFT beam-columns were evaluated. The parameters considered were the steel tube width, width-tothickness ratio, concrete strength, maximum surface temperature of the steel tube, and the axial load level on the composite CFT section. The experimental results provide knowledge of the fundamental behavior of composite CFT beam-columns, and can be used to calibrate analytical models or macro finite element models developed for predicting behavior of CFT members and frames under fire loading.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.485-513
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• 2005

This paper presents a state-of-the-art on the behaviour of steel joints under fire loading and some recent developments in this field, currently being carried out by the authors. Firstly, a review of the experimental research work on steel joints is presented, subdivided into isolated member tests, sub-structure tests and tests on complete building structures. Special emphasis is placed on the seventh Cardington test, carried out by the authors within a collaborative research project led by the Czech Technical University in Prague. Secondly, a brief review of various temperature distributions within a joint is presented, followed by a discussion of the behaviour of isolated joints at elevated temperature, focussing on failure modes and analytical procedures for predicting the moment-rotation behaviour of joints at elevated temperature. Finally, a description of the coupled behaviour of joints as part of complete structures is presented, describing previous work and investigations on real fire (including heating and cooling phases) currently being carried out by the authors.