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Fire Science eBooks

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  • Bayesian Inference for Probabilistic Risk Assessment

    A Practitioner's Guidebook

    by Dana Kelly, Curtis Smith ...
    Series series Springer Series in Reliability Engineering
    Bayesian Inference for Probabilistic Risk Assessment provides a Bayesian foundation for framing probabilistic problems and performing inference on these problems. Inference in the book employs a modern computational approach known as Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). The MCMC approach may be implemented using custom-written routines or existing general purpose commercial or open-source software. ... Read more

    208,92 €

  • Seismic Performance Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams

    by Gaohui Wang, Wenbo Lu, Sherong Zhang ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book evaluates the seismic performance of concrete gravity dams, considering the effects of strong motion duration, mainshock-aftershock seismic sequence, and near-fault ground motion. It employs both the extended finite element method (XFEM) and concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) models to characterize the mechanical behavior of concrete gravity dams under strong ground motions, including the ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Baukunde für die Einsatzpraxis

    by Wiebke Thönißen ...
    Von baulichen Elementen können für die Einsatzkräfte während und nach dem Einsatz besondere Gefahren ausgehen. Das Wissen um die besonderen Eigenschaften der verwendeten Baustoffe, Bauteile und Konstruktionen kann bei der Wahl einer geeigneten Einsatztaktik entscheidend sein. Ziel des Buches ist es, eine schnelle und sichere Einschätzung der jeweiligen baulichen Gegebenheiten zu ermöglichen, um ... Read more

    20,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Colour was the Smoke?

    A Tragedy of Errors. Watching the Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry.

    by Matthew Hilton ...
    "What colour was the smoke?" is a text documentary about the fire in a public housing block, Grenfell Tower, that killed seventy two people in June 2017 in West London. The Government ordered an Inquiry under a Judge. The author followed the Inquiry for six months and uses the actual language of the firefighters, scientists and other professionals at the scene that night and above all the words of ... Read more

    5,46 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Burn California Burn!!!

    …This One I’Ll Start

    by Eliseo B. Seriña ...
    "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth" Among so many, a woman patient, after a comprehensive history and lab, Ultrasound, CT Scan, and Cancer markers, revealed that together with this journey with her we found out a very conclusive evidence that she does have cancer. With very heavy hearts we accepted, we shall cope, and we will do what we're supposed to do. We started with referrals on ... Read more

    4,23 €

  • Occupational Health & Safety Solutions

    Practical Compliance

    by Ian Bollans, David Preece ...
    Health and safety legislation places significant responsibilities on employers and managers to protect the health and safety of their workers, but the subject area is seen as both complex and technical in nature, often requiring the input of professionals. This book dispels these myths by taking a unique approach, allowing somebody with little or no knowledge of the subject to understand their ... Read more

    241,81 €

  • Safer Healthcare

    Strategies for the Real World

    by Charles Vincent, René Amalberti ...
    The authors of this book set out a system of safety strategies and interventions for managing patient safety on a day-to-day basis and improving safety over the long term. These strategies are applicable at all levels of the healthcare system from the frontline to the regulation and governance of the system.There have been many advances in patient safety, but we now need a new and broader vision ... Read more

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  • Intumescent Coating and Fire Protection of Steel Structures

    by Guo-Qiang Li, Ling-Ling Wang, Qing Xu, Jun-Wei Ge ...
    Intumescent Coating and Fire Protection of Steel Structures establishes the thermo insulation characteristics of intumescent coating under various fire and hydrothermal aging circumstances and shows how to predict the temperature elevation of steel structures protected with intumescent coatings in fires for avoiding structural damage.Introduced are the features and applications of intumescent ... Read more

    68,38 €

  • Anschlagmittel

    by Stefan Timmer ...
    Bei der Feuerwehr werden verschiedenste Anschlagmittel (z. B. Ketten, Drahtseile, Hebebänder und Rundschlingen), aber auch Traversen, Schäkel und Haken verwendet. Sie werden vor allem im Rahmen der Technischen Hilfeleistung zum Heben, Ziehen oder Sichern einer Last eingesetzt. Feuerwehrangehörige müssen in der Lage sein, das richtige Anschlagmittel für den vorliegenden Lastfall auszuwählen. Dieses ... Read more

    16,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Biomaterials as Green Flame Retardants

    Edited by Teboho Clement Mokhena, Mokgaotsa Jonas Mochane, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Suprakas Sinha Ray ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book highlights the utilization of biomaterials as emerging suitable and effective flame retardants (FRs) to replace most of the conventional FRs (e.g., halogenated FRs). Biomaterials are considered to be sustainable, biodegradable, and renewable resources. They are abundantly available, which makes them affordable. Information and findings on the characteristics of biomaterials and their use ... Read more

    Was 171,71 € Now 133,55 €

  • Safety and Resilience of Higher Educational Institutions

    Considerations for a Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Analysis

    Edited by Takako Izumi, Indrajit Pal, Rajib Shaw ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The world has spent the majority of 2020 enduring an unpreceded crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this crisis has been enormous, and the situation has yet to be resolved. It is still difficult to anticipate when the pandemic will end and how our lives will have changed after the crisis.Higher educational institutions (HEIs) have also had to undergo tremendous transformation, in ... Read more

    124,01 €

  • Introduction to Mathematical Fire Modeling

    by Marc L. Janssens ...
    Computer simulation proves to be a valuable tool for the analysis and prediction of compartment fires. With the proper understanding and software, fire safety professionals can use modeling tools and methods to find answers to many critical questions relating to the prevention, investigation, and reconstruction of compartment fires.Thoroughly updated and revised, An Introduction to Mathematical ... Read more

    390,82 €

  • Firefighting and Fire Safety Systems on Ships

    by Alexander Arnfinn Olsen ...
    This accessible reference introduces firefighting and fire safety systems on ships and is written in line with the IACS Classification Rules for Firefighting Systems. It covers the design, construction, use, and maintenance of firefighting and fire safety systems, with cross references to the American Bureau of Shipping rules and various Classification Society regulations which pertain to specific ... Read more

    65,94 €

  • Think Risk

    A Practical Guide to Actively Managing Risk

    by Shital Thekdi, Terje Aven ...
    Risk is the single most prevalent and enduring factor that influences every individual, organization, and society. People often seek protection from negative risk events, but also seek to take advantage of opportunities arising from positive risk events. We may feel overwhelmed by messages encountered in daily interactions with media and society, contributing to a sense of ambiguity over how to ... Read more

    59,83 €

  • Advances in Behavioral Based Safety

    Proceedings of HSFEA 2020

    Edited by N. A. Siddiqui, Faisal Khan, S. M. Tauseef, Waddah S. Ghanem, Vikram Garaniya ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Health, Safety, Fire, Environment, and Allied Sciences 2020. It highlights latest developments in the field of science and technology aimed at improving health and safety in the workplace. The volume comprises content from leading scientists, engineers, and policy makers discussing issues relating to industrial safety, fire ... Read more

    152,63 €

  • Fire Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests

    by James K. Agee ...
    The structure of most virgin forests in the western United States reflects a past disturbance history that includes forest fire. James K. Agee, an expert in the emergent field of fire ecology, analyzes the ecological role of fire in the creation and maintenance of natural western forests, focusing primarily on forest stand development patterns. His discussion of the natural fire environment and ... Read more

    55,75 €

  • HCB Angus Fire Engine Builders

    by Aidan Fisher ...
    HCB Angus produced 6,500 fire engines for fire services from across the UK and all over the world at their Southampton factory. The author discusses the history of the company and its forebears from their first involvement with building fire engines in 1933 until the completion of the last orders before closure on 24 June 1994. Orders came in from fire services from Pakistan to the Falkland ... Read more

    12,29 €

  • Intelligent Operation and Maintenance for Subsea Production Systems

    by Baoping Cai, Yiliu Liu, Yonghong Liu, Yixin Zhao, Xiaoyan Shao ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book systematically explores the challenges and advancements in integrating intelligent technologies with ocean engineering, with a particular focus on three core topics of fault diagnosis, fault prognosis, and maintenance for subsea production systems in harsh environments. It specifically addresses subsea engineering, focusing on the intersection with intelligent technologies in operation ... Read more

    162,17 €

  • Transport Phenomena In Combustion

    Edited by SH Chan ...
    This two-volume set presents the proceedings from the 8th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena in Combustion. There are more than 150 chapters that provide an extensive review of topics such as complete numerical simulation of combustion and heat transfer in furnaces and boilers, the interaction of combustion and heat transfer in porous media for low emission, high efficiency ... Read more

    922,09 €

  • Brandmand Sam - Pingvin på afveje

    by Mattel ...
    Translated by Tine S. Norbøll ...
    Series series Brandmand Sam
    En morgen, hvor Mandy og Norman er på stranden, møder de en pingvin, der er stukket af fra zoo. Mandy vil gerne hjælpe den tilbage til zoo, men det vil Norman ikke. Han vil nemlig have pingvinen med hjem. Men intet går som planlagt ... Tag på eventyr på Brandmand Sam, hans kollegaer brandmajor Steve, Elvis, Tom, Penny, og alle de andre fra Pontypandy. Sam er hurtig som et lyn og klar til at redde ... Read more

    6,46 €

  • 12th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2025)

    Volume 2

    Edited by José Sena-Cruz, João Custódio, Joaquim A. O. Barros, Luís Correia, Ana Sofia Louro ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book, composed of two volumes, presents the latest advances, innovations, and applications in fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and structures, as shared by leading international researchers and engineers at the 12th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE), held in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 14–16, 2025. The volumes cover a broad spectrum of topics, ... Read more

    266,16 €

  • Kommissar Kolb - ELF MINUTEN SCHWEIGEN

    Ein Offenbach-Krimi

    by Lars Gulliver Dieth ...
    Als im Offenbacher Hafen ein Tonrestaurator ermordet wird, stoßen Kommissar Jakob Kolb und sein Kollege Hasan Özdemir auf eine manipulierte Aufnahme aus einem alten Brandfall. Elf entscheidende Minuten fehlen. Während die Ermittler widersprüchliche Aussagen und verschwiegene Zusammenhänge aufdecken, wird deutlich, wie gefährlich die Suche nach der vollständigen Wahrheit ist. Ein atmosphärischer ... Read more

    12,99 €

  • Preparing for Earthquakes: Lessons for India

    by T. G. Sitharam, Sreevalsa Kolathayar ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The primary goals of this brief are to invoke alertness and solidarity among the public in earthquake prone areas of India, and to empower the community to prepare themselves to face and manage the aftermath of an earthquake. The work presented here sheds new light on the action plans to be taken by the common public and public agencies, before, during and after earthquakes to safeguard lives of ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Gefahrguteinsätze in Straßentunneln

    by Roland Hieslmayr ...
    Unfälle in Straßentunnelanlagen können zu weitreichenden Folgen für Tunnelbenutzer, für die Infrastruktur und im Schadensfall auch für das Tunnelbauwerk selbst führen. Gefahrguteinsätze bergen neben den üblichen Gefahren an einer Einsatzstelle einige Besonderheiten, die die Lage im Tunnel zusätzlich erheblich beeinflussen können. Der hohe Anteil an Lkw-Fahrten mit gefährlichen Gütern und ... Read more

    26,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus