Description

Written by fire scientists and engineers from around the world, 4th edition of SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering provides comprehensive coverage of today’s best practices in fire protection engineering and performance-based fire safety. It’s your #1 source for reliable facts on fundamentals, fire dynamics, hazard calculations, fire risk analysis, modeling, and more.

More than 9 first-time chapters expand your knowledge of timely topics, including:

• Methods for predicting temperature in fire exposed structures
• Structural fire engineering of building assemblies and frame
• Risk-informed industrial fire protection engineering
• Fire risk assessment for transportation vehicles
• Performance-based fire protection engineering

Scope

Designed to maximize your time and improve your productivity.

Conveniently organized into five sections, the Handbook features a user-friendly design plus extensive index and chapter references that help you find facts fast. Step-by-step equations explain engineering calculations, and nearly 100 new tables and visuals aid comprehension. Get the latest edition of the resource that thousands of engineers and engineering students, architects, and system designers depend on every day.