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Another approximation for spatial separation

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001646
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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Subjectfire spread; spatial requirements; buildings; fire safety; building codes
Abstract
A simple, accurate and fail-safe method is given for calculating the separations between buildings that would be sufficient to prevent spread of fire by radiation. The new method makes tables unnecessary for this purpose, and avoids the errors of the "gray radiator" method, which are explained. The article is primarily intended to assist those who wish to simplify building codes, but the theoretical basis is also stated.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Technical Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-TP-372 (1 May 1972).
NoteReprinted from: Fire Technology, v. 6, no. 3, August 1970, p. 189-202. ISSN: 0015-2684
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 12643
NRC-IRC-2650
NPARC number20374978
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