scholarly journals Henderson Engineers Building- Fire Protection, Life Safety Code Compliance, and Key Issues Report

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Ataiyan
Keyword(s):  
Fire Protection ◽  
Life Safety ◽  
Building Fire ◽  
Safety Code ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Code Compliance

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF LIFE SAFETY TECHNICAL FACILITIES FROM FIRE ON APARTEMENT

MODUL ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Yemima Sahmura Vividia ◽  
Bangun IR Harsritanto
Keyword(s):  
Fire Protection ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Life Safety ◽  
Fire Hazards ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Protection Systems ◽  
The Face ◽  
The City

Vertical occupancy, especially apartments, began to live the face of the city. Not without reason, housing needs continue to increase sharply as the availability of vacant land is increasingly limited. Occupying an apartment becomes a trend and lifestyle for young people. The reason boils down to productivity. The construction of apartments is usually built close to various activity centers, both business, commercial, education, health to entertainment. The improvement of building construction is not supported by the availability of land that is increasingly limited, especially in the city of Jarakta, making the construction of high-rise buildings anticipate this. The construction of multi-story buildings also increases the risk of fire. In 2018, according to him, there were at least 1,078 recorded disaster events throughout 2018. Head of the Jakarta Fire and Rescue Management Agency, Subedjo, said that out of a total of 897 buildings or tall buildings in Jakarta, 280 tall buildings had not yet accomplished the fire protection system (Dinas, 2018).Therefore, this research needs to be done to evaluate the lifesaving facilities and infrastructure in the building. The application of fire safety in buildings can be evaluated regarding to NFPA 101 (2013). Based on NFPA 101A: Guide on Alternative Approaches for Life Safety (2013), there are 12 elements of safety and Regulation of the Minister of Public Works No. 26 / PRT / M / 2008 concerning Technical Requirements of Fire Protection Systems in Building Buildings. The building that became the object of research is one of the buildings in the area of Jakarta mentioned building X and building Y. The variables that are the focus of the research are fire stairs, fire doors, and access roads. Based on the results of the study, the level of reliability of the means of saving lives against fire hazards in building X is equal to 58% and in building Y is 65%.

Numerical Investigation of Fire Dynamic Behavior for a Commercial Building Basement

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 2213-2218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherng Shing Lin ◽  
Chia Chun Yu ◽  
Shih Cheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fire Protection ◽  
Computer Simulation Model ◽  
Commercial Building ◽  
Smoke Movement ◽  
Building Fire ◽  
Fire Disaster ◽  
Fire Smoke ◽  
Dynamic Simulator ◽  
Fire Dynamic Simulator ◽  
Property Losses

In the past twenty years, many severe basement fires occurred and caused huge losses of human lives and damages to property in Taiwan. During a building fire, smoke at high temperatures and poisonous gases (such as CO) may easily spread through corridors and ventilation systems in the entire building. Therefore, protecting against the basement fires in commercial buildings is of important concern for Taiwan’s fire protection authority. This paper utilizes FDS (Fire Dynamic Simulator) to construct a computer simulation model for investigating the Cardon basement fire that occurred in Taipei (1993). The fire accident unfortunately caused tremendous property losses and heavy casualties (22 died and 7 were injured). The major important parameters of the flow field - such as speed to the spread of fire, smoke movement, upper layer temperature, and CO concentration are obtained to analyze and understand the fire dynamic characteristics. The computed results reasonably agree with post-accident reports. The simulation results obtained may be utilized to improve the better and safer designs for basement building fire protection capability. The information can also be valuable for the similar fire disaster prevention and mitigation in the future.

The Impact of Seismic Strengthening and Code Related Issues in Restoration, Renovation, and Re-Use of Historic Buildings

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Brenda Levin ◽  
Margaret Bach
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Historic Preservation ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Life Safety ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Seismic Strengthening ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Code Compliance

The need to reconcile seismic strengthening and other code-related issues with historic preservation objectives poses a variety of challenges for the design professional. A thorough knowledge of the local, state and national regulatory contexts, along with an understanding of two underlying principles, equivalency and life safety, provide a necessary framework for undertaking renovation projects. Two case studies involving important Los Angeles historic buildings, the Wiltern Theater and Grand Central Square, illustrate the complexities of code compliance with respect to preservation and programmatic goals, specifically in the areas of seismic retrofit, fire-life safety and disabled access. Successful historic preservation projects can benefit from a thorough pre-design phase and an experienced project team. Modifications and refinements to regulatory procedures, particularly at the local level, could also significantly facilitate restoration, renovation and re-use of historic buildings.

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