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Carlos G. Rossa
Pág. e009
Aim of study: To develop a fuel moisture content (FMC) attenuation factor for empirical forest fire spread rate (ROS) models in general fire propagation conditions.Methods: The development builds on the assumption that the main FMC-damping effect is a fu...
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Alexander I. Filkov, Thomas J. Duff and Trent D. Penman
Organisations that manage wildfires are expected to deliver scientifically defensible decisions. However, the limited availability of high quality data restricts the rate at which research can advance. The nature of wildfires contributes to this: they ar...
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Francisco Rodríguez y Silva,Mercedes Guijarro,Javier Madrigal,Enrique Jiménez,Juan R. Molina,Carmen Hernando,Ricardo Vélez,Jose A. Vega
Pág. e02S
Aims of study: To conduct the first full-scale crown fire experiment carried out in a Mediterranean conifer stand in Spain; to use different data sources to assess crown fire initiation and spread models, and to evaluate the role of convection in crown f...
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Carlos G. Rossa,Paulo M. Fernandes
Pág. eSC08
Aim of study: To reconcile the effects of live fuel moisture content (FMC) on fire rate of spread (ROS) derived from laboratory and field fires.Methods: The analysis builds on evidence from previous fire-spread experimental studies and on a comparison be...
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Salmabanu Luhar, Demetris Nicolaides and Ismail Luhar
Even though, an innovative inorganic family of geopolymer concretes are eye-catching potential building materials, it is quite essential to comprehend the fire and thermal resistance of these structural materials at a very high temperature and also when ...
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Thomas J. Duff, Robert E. Keane, Trent D. Penman and Kevin G. Tolhurst
Wildland fires are a function of properties of the fuels that sustain them. These fuels are themselves a function of vegetation, and share the complexity and dynamics of natural systems. Worldwide, the requirement for solutions to the threat of fire to ...
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Ana Martin,Brigite Botequim,Tiago M. Oliveira,Alan Ager,Francesco Pirotti
Pág. eRC09
Aim of study: This study was conducted to support fire and forest management planning in eucalypt plantations based on economic, ecological and fire prevention criteria, with a focus on strategic prioritisation of fuel treatments over time. The central o...
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Sofia Malanho, Rosário Veiga and Catarina Brazão Farinha
Rehabilitation of facades may be carried out with the application of External Thermal Insulation Systems (ETICS). Their main contribution is the increase of the energy efficiency of buildings. In the literature, hygrothermal, impact and fire performance ...
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Dan R. Lipsa, Richard C. Roberts and Robert S. Laramee
Liquid foams are used in areas such as mineral separation, oil recovery, food and beverage production, sanitation and fire fighting. To improve the quality of products and the efficiency of processes in these areas, foam scientists wish to understand and...
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Dwi Agus Setiawan Wardaya,Handoko Sugiharto,Pamuda Pudjisuryadi
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In this study, behaviour of reinforced concrete columns strengthened using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP; glass fiber and carbon fiber) after fire exposure are discussed. After being exposed to fire as high as 720oC for 180 minutes, the specimens showed ...
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Ana Fernández-Jiménez, Angel Palomo
Pág. Page 213 - 232
In this paper are presented some of the technologic properties of cementitious material elaborated by alkali activation of aluminosilicates are presented. More specifically it is about the properties of alkali activated fly ash concrete and mortar (witho...
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Tomá? ?ajdlík, Karel ?uhajda and David Pru?a
The combustibility of natural wood presents a negative impact for using this material in buildings. Timber elements can be cladded with boards made of non-combustible materials. This study represents a group of options for increasing the resistance of ti...
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Celia Herrero,Amelework Kassa,Valentín Pando,Felipe Bravo,Ricardo Alía
Pág. e006
Aim of the study: Understanding post-fire germination of tree species in arid and semi-arid zones of sub-Saharan Africa.Area of study: Ethiopian Acacia senegal L. and Acacia seyal Del. forests.Material and methods: Seeds were subjected to heat shocks at ...
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Chiara Bedon and Massimo Fragiacomo
This paper presents the full-scale experimental assessment of a log-house timber wall with partial thermal insulation under in-plane compression and exposed to fire on one side. A key aspect of the current design application for log-house systems is repr...
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Antonio Vazquez de la Cueva
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Aim of study: Acacia dealbata is a naturalized tree of invasive behaviour that has expanded from small plots associated with vineyards into forest ecosystems. Our main objective is to find evidence to support the notion that disturbances, particularly fo...
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Philip Burton,Bill Bourgeois,Dan George,Kathie Swift,Doug Lewis,Todd Redding et al.,Dan Orcherton,Gina Thomas,R. Allan Powelson,Kelly Osbourne,Robert Parisotto,Brad Hawkes,Rene Alfaro,Jodi Axelson,Darin W. Brooks,Craig DeLong,Bruce Rogers,Pat Teti,Alan Vyse,Harold Armieder,Michaela Waterhouse,Patrick Daigle,Pierre Iachetti,Christian St Pierre,Alistair McCrone,Kathy Martin,Mark Drever,Andrea R. Norris,R. Scott McNay,Randy Sulyma,Joan Voller,Viktor Brumovsky,Don G. Morgan,Andrew Fall,Rob M. McCann
Outbreaks of mountain pine beetle are evaluated as a generic disturbance agent, and comparisons are made with other forest disturbances such as wildfire, windthrow, and logging. A useful basis for comparison is the degree of disruption to the overstorey,...
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