FireBarrier is a computer model that integrates a finite difference heat transfer model with a combination charring and structural model for timber studs or joists and a heat transfer structural...
Passive fire protection (PFP) systems that are damaged by earthquakes may suffer significant reductions in fire resistance, resulting in increased risks to life safety in the event of an outbreak...
Fire hazards in residential buildings were investigated by conducting a range of fire experiments on a purpose-built typical low-cost New Zealand dwelling. Hazards evaluated ranged from limited liquid fuel fires...
The fire performance of loadbearing light timber-framed walls is not generally well understood, and considerable professional judgement is required in their design.This work forms the first part of a research...
This report was prepared during research into the effect that increasing fire loads in modern vehicles and the advent of car stacking systems may have on the current New Zealand...
This is a report prepared from a literature search of merging behaviour observed in trial evacuations and studies following the World Trade Center evacuations. Validated merging behaviour and occupant behaviour...
This literature review is targeted at understanding the development of window fire plumes from openings in the external walls of buildings. The purpose is to characterise the likely thermal exposure...
This report was prepared during research into the use of plate thermometers for heat flux measurements and how these measurements can subsequently be used in terms of modelling and estimating...
This project shows that the post-earthquake performance of passive fire protection systems is definitely reduced when subjected to a design level earthquake. The amount of reduction in fire resistance of...
This study has demonstrated that, with the changed demographics of the worldwide population, people have increased in size considerably in the period since provisions for egress and minimum exit widths...
