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Ebook details:
عنوان: Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service
نویسنده: Glenn P. Corbett, Francis L. Brannigan
ناشر: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 5 edition (August 3, 2016)
زبان: English
شابک: 1284136132, 978-1284136135
حجم: 20 Mb
فرمت: Epub + Converted pdf

Cover Title Page Copyright Brief Contents Table of Contents Instructor, Student, and Technology Resources Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Watch Your Language Prefire Planning and Analysis Expect the Unexpected Study Fire Reports Why We Do What We Do Chapter 2 Concepts of Construction Introduction Gravity Definitions of Loads Stress and Strain Compression, Tension, Torsion, and Shear Forces Dead Loads Live Loads Impact Loads Static and Repeated Loads Wind Loads Concentrated Loads Imposition of Loads Fire Loads Suspended Loads Safety Factor Composite Materials Composite Structural Elements Structural Elements Beams Trusses Columns Walls Roofs Arches Transmission of Loads Foundations Connections Chapter 3 Methods and Materials of Construction, Renovation, and Demolition Introduction Construction Regulations The Building Design and Construction Process Building Plans and Specifications Site Preparation Modular Construction The Hazards of a Building Under Construction The Hazards of a Building Under Renovation The Hazards of a Building Under Demolition The Characteristics of Materials Wood Masonry and Stone Concrete Metal Glass Asbestos Synthetic Materials Gypsum “Alternative” Organic Materials The Effects of Shape Chapter 4 Building and Fire Codes A History of Building Codes and Fire Protection Fire Codes and Standards Fire Protection Basics of the Building Code Building Construction and the Fire Codes Code Implications for Firefighting Chapter 5 Fire Behavior and Building Construction The Basics of Fire and Fire Behavior Compartment Fires Backdraft Fire Behavior, Fire Fighters, and Buildings Fire Growth and Spread Examples of Fire Growth and Spread Building or Contents Hazard? Hidden Building Elements Interior Finishes Other Hazards Associated with Interior Finishes Void Spaces Remodeled Ceiling Hazards Aircraft Interiors Acoustical Treatment Open-Plan Offices Alterations Decorations and Contents Today’s Fire Loads First Interstate Bank Fire Hotel Remodeling Regulations Certification of Interior Designers Residential Fire Tests Available Films Control of Rapid Fire Growth Eliminate High Flame Spread Surfaces Separate the Material from the Source of Combustion Cut Off the Extension Coat the Material Products of Combustion Smoke Smoke Gases Physical Effects of Smoke Smoke Damage Contaminated and Toxic Smoke Corrosion Smoke Movement Chapter 6 Features of Fire Protection Building Fire Protection: A Short History Fire Terminology Confusing Language Noncombustible Buildings Fire Resistance Distinguished Early Fire Tests Standards for Fire Resistance What Does Fire Resistance Mean? Fire Resistance Testing Minimum Requirements for Fire Resistance Listing Testing and Rating Materials Steiner Tunnel Test Radiant Panel Test FM Approvals Corner Test Carpet Tests Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Test Don’t Be Mousetrapped Research Containment of Fire and Smoke Fire Doors Using Smoke Detectors for Release Stairwells Horizontal Exits and Smoke Barriers Penetrations in Fire-Resistant Walls and Floors Escalators Thoughts on Smoke and Compartmentation Fire Protection Systems Automatic Sprinkler Systems Standpipe Systems Fire Alarm, Detection, and Communications Systems Smoke Management Systems Other Fire Protection Systems Chapter 7 Wood-Frame Construction Introduction Definitions Wood-Frame Terminology Uses of Wood in Buildings Types of Wood-Frame Buildings Log Cabin Post and Frame Balloon Frame Platform Frame Plank and Beam Lightweight Trusses and Other Wooden Members Lightweight Wood Trusses Dangers of Lightweight Wood Truss Floors Dangers of Lightweight Wood Truss Roofs The Truss Void Itself Catastrophe Potential Automatic Sprinklers and Truss Voids Lightweight Wooden I-Beams Truss Frame Firestopping and Draftstopping Types of Firestopping Protecting Wood from Ignition Impregnation Surface Coating Dangerous Treated Wood Plywood and Other Wood Building Materials Spliced and Laminated Timbers Paper Wrapping Planks Chipboard Flitch Plate Girders Sheathing Siding Brick Veneer Stone Veneer Wood Shingle Roofing Tile Roofs Imitation Timber Making Wood Construction Safe Chapter 8 Heavy Timber and Mill Construction A History of Heavy Timber and Mill Construction Slow Burning? Conversions, Modifications, and Preservation of Old Heavy Timber Buildings New Buildings of Heavy Timber Construction Vacant Buildings Chapter 9 Ordinary Construction Introduction Classifying Ordinary Construction Characteristics of Ordinary Construction Masonry Construction Terms Renovation and Restoration of Ordinary Construction Preservation The Owner’s Rights Fire Resistance Recent Construction General Problems of Ordinary Construction Discovery of Hazard Problems with Types of Walls and Wall Components in Ordinary Construction Hollow or Cavity Walls Composite Walls Cast Iron Lintels Imitation Brick Structural Stability of Exterior Masonry Walls General Collapse Indicators Specific Factors That Can Lead to Collapse Effects of Interior Structural Elements and Building Contents on Exterior Walls Effects of Fire Streams on Brick Walls Interior Structural Stability Fire-Resistive Combustible Assemblies Interior Structural Support Systems of Columns, Beams, and Girders Deficiencies of Materials Connections in Ordinary Construction Beam-to-Girder Connections Beam-to-Beam Connections Beam-to-Column Connections Cast-Iron Columns Interior Suspended Loads Floors Roofs Fire Characteristics of Conventional Wood Roofs Roof Hazards Lightweight Wood Truss Roofs Bowstring Truss Roofs Treated Plywood Roofs Void Spaces Interior Sheathing Light Smoke Showing Ceiling Spaces Joist Spaces Combustible Gases in Void Spaces Large Voids Fire Extension Interior Walls Voids in Mixed Construction Cornices and Canopies Fire Barriers Masonry Bearing Walls as Fire Barriers Fire Doors Protection From Exposures Party Walls Fireground Safety Chapter 10 Noncombustible Construction Introduction Fire Characteristics of Steel Unwarranted Assumptions Water on Hot Steel Definitions Steel as a Construction Material Steel Buildings Huge Spans Exterior Walls of Steel-Framed Buildings High-Rise Framing Tilt-Slab Hazards Steel-Framed Buildings Under Construction Plastic Design in Steel Construction More on the Fire Characteristics of Steel Steel Conducts Heat Steel Elongates Steel Fails Overcoming the Effects of a Fire on Steel Ignoring the Problem Relying on Inadequate Codes Taking Calculated Risks Insulated Metal Deck Roof Fire Problems Fires of Interest An Unrecognized Problem Fighting a Metal Deck Roof Fire Metal Decks on Nonmetal Buildings Types of Protection for Steel Structures Unprotected Steel Dynamic Fire Protection Passive Fire Protection Passive/Dynamic Protection Code Problems Code Variances Preplanning Your “McCormick Place” Be Proactive Chapter 11 Fire-Resistive Construction Introduction Concrete Concrete Structures Steel Versus Concrete Framing Fire Department Problems with Concrete Construction Types of Concrete Construction Concrete Definitions Concrete Structural Elements Columns Beams and Girders T-Beams Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Units Concrete Floors Prestressed Concrete Reinforced Masonry Collapse During Construction An Industry Warning Problems of Falsework Reshoring Collapse of Floors A Widely Believed Fallacy Hazards of Post-Tensioning Collapse of Reinforced Masonry Collapse of Precast Concrete Lift-Slab Collapses Fire Problems of Type I Buildings Under Construction Fire Potentials Hazards of Post-Tensioned Concrete Precast Buildings Cantilevered Platforms Tower Cranes Fire Problems in Finished Buildings Fire Resistance Methods of Providing Fire Resistance for Steel, Including Concrete Hazards of Floor–Ceiling Assemblies Fireproofing and Building Codes Signs of Trouble Unprotected Steel Ceiling Finish and Voids The Integrity of Floors Imitation Materials Concrete’s Behavior in Fire Cutting Tensioned Concrete Precast Concrete Concrete Trusses Fires in Type I Buildings Signs of Potential Collapse in Type I Construction Know Your Buildings Chapter 12 Firefighting Concerns of Green Construction What Is Green Construction? The Trend Toward Sustainable Construction Eco-Friendly Materials Energy Conservation Green Walls Plastic Lumber Firefighting Accessibility and Green Construction Water Conservation Energy Generation PV Roof Panels Roof-Mounted Wind Turbines Solar Water Heating Systems Chapter 13 Specific Occupancy-Related Construction Hazards Introduction Apartment Buildings Garden Apartments Protected Combustible Construction Fire walls/Barriers and Draft Stops A Word about Sprinklers Serving the Citizens Older Row-Frame Buildings and Townhouses Tenements The Three-Decker Atria Houses of Worship Covered Mall Buildings Factories Hazardous Materials Production and Storage High-Rises General Classifications of High-Rise Buildings The Fire Command Center General Problems and Hazards With High-Rises Smoke Movement in High-Rise Buildings Smoke Management Systems Compartmentation Pressurized Stairways Air Standpipes Installation of Special Equipment Fire Load and Flame Spread Contents Maintenance Operations Rubbish Alterations to Occupied Buildings Partial Occupancy of Buildings Under Construction Automatic Sprinklers Checklist Hospitals and Nursing Homes Hotels and Motels Jails and Prisons Museums and Libraries Library Stacks Nightclubs Office Buildings Open-Area Structures Parking Garages Restaurants Schools Self-Storage Buildings Single-Family Homes The California Bungalow The Cape Cod The Ranch House The Split Level The Victorian Stadia Taxpayers and Strip Malls Taxpayers Strip Malls Theaters Underground Buildings Warehouses Warehouse Fire Problems Modern Rack Storage Warehouses Dry Storage of Boats Warehouse Concerns The Warehouse Building Static Fire Defenses in Warehouses Dynamic Fire Defenses in Warehouses Attitudes Toward Warehouse Fire Protection Preplanning On the Fireground Chapter 14 Collapse Collapse and Situational Awareness Anticipating Collapse General Visual Indicators of Collapse Audible and Physical Indicators of Collapse Environmental Precipitators of Collapse Occupancy Precipitators of Collapse Existing Structural Instability Precipitators of Collapse Fire and Explosion Damage Precipitators of Collapse Lightweight Construction Precipitators of Collapse Risk Analysis Types of Collapse Establishing Collapse Zones Minimum Collapse Competencies for Fire Fighters Our Worst Collapse Tragedy The North Tower (Tower 1) The South Tower (Tower 2) Appendix A Sprinkler System Design Occupancies Appendix B FESHE Correlation Guide Glossary Index

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