The paper presents the results of the development of a multi-layer protective product, which is a transformable fire barrier, installed in buildings and structures to limit the spread of flame, heat flow and smoke. Based on the results of the simulat...
The article presents the results of a set of hygrothermal experiments of an external wall insulated with an ETICS. As an add-on to previous studies, thermal insulation in the form of polystyrene with an additional horizontal strip of mineral wool was...
Fire barriers are used to reduce the risk of fire spreading over façades. External thermal insulation composite systems consist of mineral wool strips embedded in a layer of another thermal insulation material. A system configured in this mann...
To meet the requirements of forest fire prevention, a water glass-based composite gel foam was developed by introducing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and nanosilica sol into a sodium silicate/sodium bicarbonate matrix. The resulting water glas...
Glioblastoma is the deadliest malignant brain tumor. Its location behind the blood–brain barrier (BBB) presents a therapeutic challenge by preventing effective delivery of most chemotherapeutics. H-FIRE is a novel tumor ablation method that tra...
Prescribed fire is increasingly being considered as a viable management tool by public and private land managers. Fully expanding prescribed fire use in a land management context, where it is an ecologically effective but not commonly applied tool, r...
This is the second paper of a two-part series on the barriers to prescribed fire use in the Great Plains of the USA. While the first part presented a systematic review of published papers on the barriers to prescribed fire use, specifically regarding...
In this study, an ecological framework was developed to sort out the existing forest fire prevention techniques. The subsequent analysis involved comparing the ecological values and application prospects of these techniques developed in different tim...
Wildfire suppression is often represented in fire spread simulators as static barriers that completely stop fire propagation and are placed at the start of the simulation. Recent works have begun to simulate barriers introduced at different time fram...
This paper investigates aluminium composite panels (ACPs) to understand the fire behaviour of combustible cladding systems under different fire scenarios. A fire dynamics simulator (FDS) is used to develop the numerical model of full-scale fire tests...
The increasing use of wooden cladding in multi-storey buildings raises critical fire safety concerns, especially in ventilated façade systems where the chimney effect can accelerate vertical flame spread. This study combines theoretical analys...
Fluorine-free foams (FFFs) have been introduced as alternatives to aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs), which are based on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). However, adoption of FFFs remains limited due to the lack of universal drop-in repl...
Post-fire soil and vegetation changes can intensify erosion and sediment yield by altering the factors controlling the runoff–infiltration balance. Erosion barriers (EBs) are widely used in hydrological and forest restoration to mitigate erosio...
Forest fires increasingly challenge forest governance systems by exposing institutional coordination deficiencies, operational capacity gaps, and policy fragmentation. Although wildfire research has predominantly focused on forestry agencies, the con...
In the unfortunate event of a fire, within the context of the evolution of façade fires, with a specific focus on the utilization of polystyrene thermal insulation (external thermal insulation composite system façades—ETICS fa&cce...
The fire safety of lithium-ion battery systems in electric vehicles is often examined through separate studies of thermal runaway, propagation, early warning, and fire suppression, making it difficult to translate fragmented evidence into system-leve...
A jet flame occurs when the release of flammable gas or liquid ignites, resulting in a long, intense, and highly directional flame. This type of fire is commonly associated with industrial incidents involving pipelines, storage tanks, and other press...
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have great potential for the development of fire barriers for flammable materials. Accordingly, zirconium-based metal-organic framework (Zr-MOF), branched polyethyleneimine (BPEI), and vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES) were...
Spontaneous coal combustion accounts for more than 90% of mine fires, and at the same time, the ‘dual carbon’ strategy requires fire prevention and extinguishing materials to have both low-carbon and environmentally friendly functions. To...
This paper presents experimental research into the propagation of a liquid fuel combustion front interacting with a fire barrier made of CO2 hydrate and ice. The combustible liquids studied here were kerosene, gasoline, Diesel fuel, oil, petroleum, a...
The Victorian Government Inquiry into wildfires that killed 173 people in 2009 has driven an Australian policy shift from self-evacuation or staying and defending a well-prepared property (‘go or stay’) to self-evacuation under catastroph...
When lithium-ion batteries experience thermal runaway, a large amount of heat rapidly accumulates inside, causing the internal pressure to rise sharply. Once the pressure exceeds the battery’s safety valve design capacity, the valve activates a...
This paper presents the results of a survey that was undertaken to examine homeowners’ FireSmart mitigation practices and investigate existing incentives and barriers to uptake of FireSmart Canada’s recommended wildfire mitigation activit...
To investigate the performance patterns of high-pressure water mist sprinklers with different flow coefficients in smoke containment and thermal insulation during fire suppression, this study conducted droplet size experiments and small-scale fire te...
This paper is the research output of the laboratory ageing of external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS). This was carried out in order to study the changes in properties of systems consisting of combustible and non-combustible thermal ins...
Many socioeconomic constraints exist for biomass removals from federal lands in the western U.S. We examine several issues of importance, including biomass supply chains and harvesting costs, innovative new uses for bioenergy products, and the policy...
In this study, a tunnel model with a length of 20 m, a width of 5 m, and a height of 5 m was used, and an experimental investigation was conducted to examine the impact of high-pressure water mist on the temperature distribution along the tunnel ceil...
16 December 2022
Fires are one of the main disasters in underground engineering. In order to comprehensively describe and evaluate the risk of underground engineering fires, this study proposes a UEF risk assessment method based on EPB-FBN. Firstly, based on the EPB...
30 September 2011
For firefighter protective clothing, thermal protective performance is of primary importance. In this regard, the effects of thermal barrier construction on the level of thermal protection were investigated. In this study, needle punched nonwovens of...
Many barriers prevent ranchers from supporting prescribed fire on grazing leases or their own land. Barriers include negative perceptions of fire resources limitations, and fear of liability. We surveyed ranching landowners around four National Grass...
Forest fires are an increasing problem over recent decades. The fires, among other consequences, lead to an increase in the soil vulnerability to water erosion and a consequent increase in sedimentation rates. When barriers are present, such as dams...
Lithium-ion battery-powered (LIB-powered) electric bicycles (E-bicycles) are widely used in China, with many accidental fires occurring in parking facilities in high-rise buildings. E-bicycle parking areas in high-rise buildings have become fire-pron...
Fire has been proven to threaten human lives and buildings significantly. Extensive research is being conducted globally to reduce fire risks, particularly in high-rise buildings that incorporate steel for structural support, timber for decorative el...
The modern Chinese architectural heritage combines sturdy Western materials with delicate Chinese styling, mainly adopting brick-timber structural systems that are highly vulnerable to fire damage. The study assesses the fire spread characteristics o...
Climate change is increasing the occurrence of natural disasters worldwide, and more frequent and intense fires represent one of the most destructive expressions of this trend. Chile is highly vulnerable to climate change, and fires are a recurrent p...
In the present study, the relevance of the airflow to the response time of the smoke detector has been investigated regarding the different air purifier locations by Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). Particular attention has been devoted to the impact o...
There is increasing discussion in the academic and agency literature, as well as popular media, about the need to address the existing deficit of beneficial fire on landscapes. One approach allowable under United States federal wildland fire policy t...
Effective forest fire suppression remains a critical challenge, necessitating innovative solutions. Temperature-sensitive hydrogels represent a promising avenue in this endeavor. Traditional firefighting methods often struggle to address forest fires...
The significant number of cables of different materials and construction used extensively in building objects increases their fire load and, therefore, strongly influences safety in the case of fire. The purpose of the study was to identify relevant...
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, including carbon-, glass-, basalt-, and hybrid-fiber-reinforced polymers, are increasingly used in marine structures because of their high specific strength, low density, corrosion resistance, and design fle...
The Changbai Mountain Forest Region contains one of the best-preserved mountain forest ecosystems in eastern Asia and serves as a critical ecological barrier in China. Using the Baihe Forestry Bureau as the study area, this research quantified forest...
External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) are the most common technical solution to improve the thermal efficiency of existing buildings. In the light of the applicable regulations, ETICS are kits that apply only one type of thermal insul...
The aviation industry is transitioning toward hydrogen propulsion to meet sustainability goals, introducing novel fire safety risks that require updated regulatory frameworks. This study addresses the certification challenges for liquid hydrogen fuel...
This paper proposes a hybrid multiscale approach to evaluate the fire performance of large multicompartment structures. A probabilistic network model is at the core of the proposed approach, whose inputs, namely the mean durations of the fire phases...
This study aims to provide a reference for the fire protection design and fire emergency response strategies for fuel islands in high-speed railway stations and other transportation buildings. By using an industrial calorimeter, this paper analyzes t...
Intumescent flame-retardant coating (IFRC) provides a protective barrier to heat and mass transfer for the most efficient utilization of a wide variety of passive fire protection systems at the recent development. This article highlights the fire-res...
Aiming at the complex conditions of the coexistence of the explosive gases in the coal mines and the risk of spontaneous coal combustion, the effect of encapsulation, oxygen barrier and different microcapsules on methane and long-chain alkanes has be...
Fire regimes are important components of environmental dynamics, but our understanding of them is limited. Despite recent advances in the methodologies used to remotely sense and map fires and burned areas and new case studies that shed light on loca...
Socio-demographic changes in recent decades and fire policies centered on fire suppression have substantially diminished the ability to maintain low fuel loads at the landscape scale in marginal lands. Currently, shepherds face many barriers to the u...
Forest fire prevention is very important for the protection of the ecological environment, which requires effective prevention and timely suppression. The opening of the firebreaks barrier contributes significantly to forest fire prevention. The deve...
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