Collapse of Burning Buildings A Guide to Fireground Safety

Name: Collapse of Burning Buildings A Guide to Fireground Safety
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ISBN: 9781593702335

ISBN-10: 1593702337

ISBN-13: 9781593702335

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Vincent Dunn

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Description:

Chief Vincent Dunn, a 42-year fire service veteran, has updated his best-selling book which examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire. This is the second edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs about exactly how structures collapse when destroyed by fire--and examines the subject of burning building collapse in great detail. More importantly, this book, unlike any other publication, instructs firefighters and fire officers in how to survive burning building collapse.

Book details

List price: $83.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books & Videos
Publication date: 10/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 364
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 2.574
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments



General Collapse Information



Terms of Construction and Building Design



Building Construction: Firefighting Problems and Structural Hazards



Masonry Wall Collapse



Collapse Dangers of Parapet Walls



Wood Floor Collapse



Sloping Peak Roof Collapse



Timber Truss Roof Collapse



Flat Roof Collapse



Lightweight Steel Roof and Floor Collapse



Lightweight Wood Truss Collapse



Ceiling Collapse



Stairway Collapse



Fire Escape Dangers



Wood-Frame Building Collapse



Collapse Hazards of Buildings Under Construction



Collapse Caused by Master Stream Operations



Search-and-Rescue at a Building Collapse



Safety Precautions Prior to Collapse



Why the World Trade Center Towers Collapsed



High-Rise Building Collapse



Post-Fire Analysis



Early Floor Collapse


Epilogue: Are Architects, Engineers, and Code-Writing Officials Friends of the Firefighter?


Index