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A risk-cost assessment model for evaluating fire risks and protection costs in apartment buildings

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001427
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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
SponsorSearch for: Institution of Engineers, Australia
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ConferenceInternational Symposium on Fire Engineering for Building Structures and Safety, November 14, 1989, Melbourne, Australia
SubjectRisk/cost assessment; fire protection; apartment buildings; high rise buildings; statistical analysis
Abstract
A stochastic risk-cost assessment model is presented for multi-storey apartment buildings. The model can be used to assess the relative fire risks and fire costs of alternative fire protection designs in comparison with designs based on current building code requirements.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction
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  • Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction), no. IRC-P-1631.
NoteReprinted from: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Fire Engineering for Building Structures and Safety, Melbourne, Australia, November 14-15, 1989, p. 15-19.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 31064
NRC-IRC-3982
NPARC number20375504
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