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Fire Research: Providing New Tools for Fire Investigation

July 1, 2002
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Building and Fire Laboratory (BFRL) are working with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA); the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF); and the U.S. Department of Justice to

Initial Model for Fires in the World Trade Center Towers

May 1, 2002
Author(s)
Ronald G. Rehm, William M. Pitts, D D. Evans, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Mathematical models have been used to provide an initial estimate the behavior of the fires in the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001. Available photographs and videos have provided an initial estimate of the exterior damage

Hurricane Fran in North Carolina, September 5-6, 1996

January 1, 1998
Author(s)
Richard D. Marshall
This report describes the surface wind speeds and structural damage caused by Hurricane Fran during its passage across North Carolina and Virginia on 5-6 September 1996. Fran was a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, and estimated maximum

Human Behavior in the World Trade Center Evacuation

March 3, 1997
Author(s)
R F. Fahy, Guylene Proulx
An explosion below the World Trade Center plaza in New York City on February 26, 1993, killed six workers, and resulted in injuries to over 1,000 occupants as they made their way out of the affected buildings. The explosion and subsequent fire caused

Enhancement of EXIT89 and Analysis of World Trade Center Data

August 1, 1996
Author(s)
R F. Fahy
The features of an enhanced model for egress from fires in non-residential occupancies is presented along with a users manual describing the use of the model. The enhancements to the model include analysis of locations of safety, smoke blockages, disabled
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