From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Wed Sep 5 12:47:56 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:47:56 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Structures in Fire Conference References: <00f101c7eef2$80a6a650$44005b0a@userea8c660e19> Message-ID: <46DEA57C.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> FRANSSEN 4/09/2007 10:52 pm >>> Dear IAFSS members This message is to announce that the 5th international conference * Structures in Fire * will be held by the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, from 28 to 30 of May 2008. All information can be found on http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/sif-08/index.htm. Authors willing to make a presentation at this conference must send a summary before 31 December 2007. Depending on the topic of the presentation, the summaries have to be sent to: Jean-Marc Franssen, jm.franssen at ulg.ac.be, for numerical models, Andy Buchanan, andy.buchanan at canterbury.ac.nz, for timber structures and gypsum plaster boards, Paulo Vila Real, pvreal at civil.ua.pt, for steel structures, Venkatesh Kodur, Kodur at egr.msu.edu, for concrete structures and any other topics. The summary must give all information to allow the reviewers deciding whether the presentation fits within the topics of the conference and whether it contains sufficient relevant new information. Too short summaries expressing only vague intentions for the presentation will be dismissed. Suitable topics for the conference are any discussion on the behaviour of structural system subjected to fire, including post earthquake fires, fires due to explosions, fires impact on infrastructures, bridges and tunnels, fire proofing systems, fire resistant materials. Sprinklers, smoke and heat detectors, human behaviour, tenability and description of earthquake, blast or impact, will not be covered by this conference. Fire developments can be discussed only if there is a specific aspect with respect to structural behaviour. Please feel free to circulate this information. For the steering committee of the SiF movement. Jean-Marc Franssen _____ | \___________________(*)___________________/ Fly high Book "Design of Steel Structures subjected to Fire": http://www.structuresinfire.com Software SAFIR: http://www.argenco.ulg.ac.be/logiciels/SAFIR/index.html "Structures in Fire" conf.: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/sif-08/index.htm From G.Rein at ed.ac.uk Thu Sep 6 22:09:24 2007 From: G.Rein at ed.ac.uk (Guillermo Rein) Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:09:24 +0100 Subject: IAFSS> Dalmarnock symposium on the large-scale tests Message-ID: <46DFEDF4.9040303@ed.ac.uk> Dear Member of IAFSS/SFPE, The University of Edinburgh will be hosting a one-day symposium (14th November 2007) on the landmark large-scale fire tests conducted in a real high-rise building in Dalmarnock, Glasgow (UK) last year. Further details can be found in the attached announcement and at www.see.ed.ac.uk/FIRESEAT Kind regards, BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering The University of Edinburgh, UK http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/fire From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Fri Sep 7 19:47:57 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:47:57 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Fire Safety Position at Carleton University References: <001601c7f0bc$e6c00410$7e677586@carleton69f0fa> Message-ID: <46E1AAED.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> Carleton University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fire Safety Engineering Position The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Fire Safety Engineering at the Assistant Professor level. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering or a closely related discipline, with expertise and experience in Fire Safety. In addition, experience in Geotechnical, Structural, or Transportation engineering would be desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and lead a strong independent research program in the targeted area, to teach both undergraduate and graduate level courses, and to participate in the governance of the university as well as community outreach. Synergy to establish collaborative research links with the existing members of the Department is desirable. Candidates are expected to have a strong track record of teaching, research and collaboration with industry in the field of Fire Safety. The successful candidate is expected to be effective as an undergraduate and graduate teacher and as a graduate supervisor, and be able to attract funding to support an independent research programme yielding high-quality peer-reviewed publications. Membership in a Canadian professional engineering association is required within two years of appointment. The Department offers some of the most dynamic, innovative and cross-disciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs in Canada leading to Bachelor, Master*s and Doctoral degrees in both Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering. The Department has an intensive research enterprise including an NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Fire Safety Engineering and two Canada Research Chairs, one in the Analysis and Management of Risk Associated with Civil Engineering Applications and Practices, and the other in Wastewater and Public Health Engineering. Structural Engineering Faculty within the Department has diverse expertise and experiences over a wide range of research areas including computer modeling and simulation, building and bridge engineering, durability and testing of construction materials, earthquake engineering and hazard mitigations, fire safety engineering, structural health monitoring, and risk assessment and analysis. Candidates will have access to the Department*s world-class laboratories for conducting experimental research, including a structural laboratory with strong floor, a new $10 million state-of-the-art fire-testing laboratory and a new high performance cluster computing facility. Further information on the Department is available from the web site http://www.cee.carleton.ca. Carleton University is Canada*s Capital University located in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, which offers a wide range of recreational and cultural activities, and is the location of several of Canada*s top research institutions including the National Research Council, the research laboratories of Natural Resources Canada and Environment Canada. Applications, with curriculum vitae and the names of three referees, should be sent via email to: Professor Abd El Halim, Chair Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1S 5B6 Telephone (613) 520-5784 Fax: (613) 520-3951 Posted by: George Hadjisophocleous, PhD, P.Eng. FSFPE Professor Industrial Research Chair in Fire Safety Engineering Carleton University george_hadjisophocleous at carleton.ca -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The International Building Code (IBC-2006), 1006.1, requires the means of egress to be illuminated and provided with emergency power (1006.3). The areas requiring emergency power are further defined with a threshold being rooms and spaces requiring two or more means of egress. Two points for consideration: 1. Why does the Life Safety Code use indeterminate language to define the scope of a required system such as an emergency lighting system? 2. Is the IBC threshold of rooms or spaces requiring two or more means of egress sufficient to comply with the Life Safety Code? Are there other international standards that regulate the scope of emergency lighting systems? Thank you. Bill Brooks Brooks Fire Protection Engineering Inc. Severna Park Maryland, USA From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Sat Sep 8 23:44:48 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:44:48 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Call for papers - ASTM E05 Symposium References: <003801c7efb8$c4946930$7e01a8c0@aparkerd610> Message-ID: <46E333F0.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> Art Parker 5/09/2007 10:32 pm >>> Dear IAFSS members: ASTM Committee E05 on Fire Standards is sponsoring a symposium on the "Advanced in the State of the Art of Fire Testing", Thursday December 11, 2008 in Miami, Florida, USA. The symposium will be held in conjunction with the December 7-10, 2008 standards development meetings of ASTM Committee E05. Advances in new technologies and materials, and how they will be incorporated into fire testing, are addressed in this symposium including: Materials Technology: New materials will require modifications to existing standard fire test procedures to address the unique performance characteristics Test Procedures: Improvements in the calibration, control, and conduct of standard fire tests will impact material performance and increase the test data quality. New techniques and instrumentation for measuring physical parameters to provide new or expanded information from standard fire tests. Equipment: Discuss advances in test equipment and their positive impact on improving test method repeatability and reproducibility and providing more meaningful test results. Materials Properties: Improvements in measurement accuracy will increase the quality of data input into fire models and fire hazard analyses. Case Studies: Unique standard fire test method uses for evaluating material fire performance will be presented. Fire Test Data Usage: The role of standard fire test methods in determining meaningful material fire performance properties and application in analytical models. The deadline for abstract submittal is Tuesday January 8, 2008 and the deadline for paper submittal is Thursday December 11, 2008. Additional information on the symposium, including abstract submittal and publications in the Journal of ASTM International (JAI), can be found at www.astm.org . Additional information about the symposium is available from Symposium Chairman Arthur J. Parker, Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD, Email: aparker at haifire.com, telephone: 410-737-8677. Arthur J. Parker, P.E. Sr. Fire Protection Engineer Hughes Associates, Inc. 3610 Commerce Drive, Suite 817 Baltimore, MD 21227-1652 Phone (410) 737-8677 Fax (410) 737-8688 www.haifire.com From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Sun Sep 9 10:02:09 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:02:09 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> PhD in Hydrogen Safety position at Ulster (salary is 23370 pounds ) References: Message-ID: <46E3C4A1.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> Molkov Vladimir 8/09/2007 4:16 am >>> Dear Colleagues, Could you please circulate attached files to those who might be interested in making PhD in the area of hydrogen safety in the HySAFER group here at the University of Ulster (with a very attractive for researchers with less than 4 years experience salary above 23K pounds and annual travel allowance of 6000 Euro). This is three year employment contract. Deadline for applications is 24 September 2007. Thank you for your time. 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This in turn has led to the development of fire safety engineering of buildings for bushfire, an increasing number of practitioners providing their services in this area, and the need for education and accreditation. The full day seminar expands upon the Buildings and Bushfires session at FSE06 and will focus on discussing and debating what may assist in developing the knowledge to deal with buildings in bushfires using Fire Safety Engineering principles and practices. It will also focus on the role of legislation and codes. A call is made for papers on subjects dealing with current developments and rapidly evolving issues relevant to fire safety engineering of buildings for bushfires. Subjects may include, but are not limited to: * Methodologies * Data, Information & Statistics * Research Outcomes * Test Methods * Codes, Standards & Regulations * Education, Accreditation & Certification Contributions and Deadlines: Notification of Intent to Submit - 30 September 2007 Full Papers Required - 19 October 2007 Programme Announced - 1 November 2007 Seminar Dates: Melbourne - 29 November 2007 Sydney - 6 December 2007 Authors of submitted papers should be prepared to attend and present at both the Melbourne and the Sydney venue. For submission procedures and formatting specifications, download the full brochure To receive the programme automatically as soon as it is available, email your contact details to special at sfs.au.com Regards, Conference Secretariat Society of Fire Safety Tel: +61 3 9865 8677 Email: special at sfs.au.com From jason at defire.com.au Sun Sep 9 16:16:06 2007 From: jason at defire.com.au (Jason Jeffress) Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:16:06 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Height required for emergency lighting and directional exit signage Message-ID: <506C642F1C8D1543B8CBE88E74AA81C83EEBFF@s-defire.Defire.local> Dear colleagues I work as a fire safety engineer in Australia. We have an Australian standard AS2293 which relates to emergency lighting. One of the requirements of this code is that exit and directional signage must be a maximum of 2.7m above floor level and up to 3.0m above door openings. This maximum height requirement often gets questioned in shopping centre?s where the ceiling heights are much greater requiring them to hang the signage often 2-4m below the ceiling, sometimes more. The Australian standard does permit exit signage to be higher if the relevant approval authority agrees to it. However, we are reluctant to support an increased signage height without some technical solution to the issue. Obviously there are some issues such as smoke movement and visibility which we can quantify. Is there information available in relation to effectiveness of exit signage at different heights and what do other national codes require? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Regards Jason Jeffress Managing director Defire (NSW) Pty Ltd ph 02 9211 4333 fax 02 9211 4366 HYPERLINK "http://www.defire.com.au"www.defire.com.au The information in this email is confidential and is for the intended recipient only. 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URL: http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/pipermail/iafss/attachments/20070909/6726d15f/attachment.html From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Mon Sep 17 18:53:49 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:53:49 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) References: <002001c7f8c8$63d57670$aa699486@civsurvenv.engbe.uncle.newcastle.edu.au> Message-ID: <46EECD3D.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> From: Per Rickard Hansen [mailto:per.rickard.hansen at telia.com] Dear colleague, My name is Rickard Hansen. I am a PhD-student at a Swedish University and my research field is fire spread and smoke spread in underground mines (excluding coal mines). I have for some time been trying to find out what has been done earlier in this field and what is being done today. My findings so far have been meagre. Almost all of the material found relates to coal mines (though some of it can be applied to non-coal mines). So I am now trying to confirm if this is really the fact: that very little has been done in this field. My question to you is whether your University/Institution is conducting or has conducted any research in this field (fire spread and smoke spread in underground non-coal mines)? Best regards, Rickard Hansen Sweden per.rickard.hansen at telia.com From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Tue Sep 18 04:35:16 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:35:16 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Re: fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) References: <46EECD5C.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> <000901c7f939$3cc11f50$5ac316c4@fire> Message-ID: <46EF5584.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> Doug Murray 18/09/2007 12:14 am >>> Forum, As the only fire engineer in South Africa specialising in underground fire protection I would also be interested in this subject. Perhaps a Special Interest Group should be formed for this subject. Any takers ??? Regards Doug Murray Fire Dynamics fire at fire.co.za ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bogdan Dlugogorski" To: Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:54 AM Subject: SFPE> fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) > From: Per Rickard Hansen [mailto:per.rickard.hansen at telia.com] > > Dear colleague, > > My name is Rickard Hansen. I am a PhD-student at a Swedish University > and my > research field is fire spread and smoke spread in underground mines > (excluding coal mines). I have for some time been trying to find out > what > has been done earlier in this field and what is being done today. > > My findings so far have been meagre. Almost all of the material found > relates to coal mines (though some of it can be applied to non-coal > mines). > > So I am now trying to confirm if this is really the fact: that very > little > has been done in this field. > > My question to you is whether your University/Institution is conducting > or > has conducted any research in this field (fire spread and smoke spread > in > underground non-coal mines)? > > Best regards, > > Rickard Hansen > > Sweden > per.rickard.hansen at telia.com > > From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Tue Sep 18 04:37:36 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:37:36 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Re: fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) Message-ID: <46EF5610.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> David de Vries/Firetech 18/09/2007 1:55 am >>> Much of the fire related research on mines in the U.S. was conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, part of the Department of Interior. Over the years they published thousands of Information Circulars and Reports on Investigation. These included both metal and non-metal mines. The BuMines was disbanded in 1995 and programs were sent to other departments and agencies. Search the internet for U.S. Bureau of Mines (BuMines), Department of Interior (DoI), Mine Safety and Health Agency (MSHA), and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). You should find information about conveyor fires, diesel equipment fires and electrical fires, if not other issues. Also look at NFPA 122, Standard on Fire Prevention and Control in Metal/Nonmetal Mining and Metal Mineral Processing Facilities. You can read this (but not download) for free at www.nfpa.org , click on "Codes & Standards" and "Document list and code cycle information", then scroll down to NFPA 122. At the bottom of the page is "View the 2004 edition". Dave -- David de Vries, P.E., CSP Firetech Engineering Incorporated firetechengineering at comcast.net -------------- Original message -------------- From: Bogdan Dlugogorski > From: Per Rickard Hansen [mailto:per.rickard.hansen at telia.com] > > Dear colleague, > > My name is Rickard Hansen. I am a PhD-student at a Swedish University > and my > research field is fire spread and smoke spread in underground mines > (excluding coal mines). I have for some time been trying to find out > what > has been done earlier in this field and what is being done today. > > My findings so far have been meagre. Almost all of the material found > relates to coal mines (though some of it can be applied to non-coal > mines). > > So I am now trying to confirm if this is really the fact: that very > little > has been done in this field. > > My question to you is whether your University/Institution is conducting > or > has conducted any research in this field (fire spread and smoke spread > in > underground non-coal mines)? > > Best regards, > > Rickard Hansen > > Sweden > per.rickard.hansen at telia.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Sfpe mailing list > Sfpe at newcastle.edu.au > http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sfpe > ********************************************************************** > THIS DISCUSSION FORUM IS OPERATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL > ASSOCIATION FOR FIRE SAFETY SCIENCE. THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS > TRIENNIAL SYMPOSIA, PUBLISHES THE FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL, > PROVIDES ITS PUBLICATIONS AT A DISCOUNT TO ITS MEMBERS AND > ENGAGES IN OTHER LEARNED ACTIVITIES OF BENEFIT TO THE FIRE > SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITY. THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP > FEE IS ₤21 (or equivalent in US$); THE FEE IS ₤11 FOR STUDENTS. > CONTACT > iafssmembers at dial.pipex.com FOR MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION. > ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > Views, opinions and information presented here are not necessarily > those of the International Association for Fire Safety Science and/or > the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. To subscribe visit > http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/iafss (for IAFSS Discussion > Forum) > or http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sfpe (for SFPE > Discussion Forum). At present, both Fora co-share their postings. > ********************************************************************** From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Tue Sep 18 06:18:49 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:18:49 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Re: fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) References: <46EECD5C.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> <000901c7f939$3cc11f50$5ac316c4@fire> <46EF5584.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> <1277CA31-64E4-4C60-A85F-D2CD3CA14D84@fnal.gov> Message-ID: <46EF6DC9.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> James Priest 18/09/2007 5:59 am >>> I would be interested in a special interest group. We have several labs located in non-coal mines (iron, gold). There is not a lot of information after the Bureau Mines was disbanded in the mid 90's and programs were sent to other agencies. Their was several interesting studies on smoke and fire modeling that were dropped. James Priest PhD MS119 Sr. Fire Research & Fire Protection Engineer ES&H Section Fermi National Accelerator Lab Office of Science/U.S. Department of Energy Managed by Fermi Research Alliance PO Box 500 Batavia IL 60510 Tel. 630-840-4283 Cell. 312-636-6259 Fax. 630-840-3390 On Sep 17, 2007, at 1:35 PM, Bogdan Dlugogorski wrote: >>>> Doug Murray 18/09/2007 12:14 am >>> > Forum, > > As the only fire engineer in South Africa specialising in underground > fire > protection I would also be interested in this subject. > > Perhaps a Special Interest Group should be formed for this subject. > Any > > takers ??? > > Regards > > Doug Murray > Fire Dynamics > fire at fire.co.za > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bogdan Dlugogorski" > To: > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:54 AM > Subject: SFPE> fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) > > >> From: Per Rickard Hansen [mailto:per.rickard.hansen at telia.com] >> >> Dear colleague, >> >> My name is Rickard Hansen. I am a PhD-student at a Swedish > University >> and my >> research field is fire spread and smoke spread in underground mines >> (excluding coal mines). I have for some time been trying to find out >> what >> has been done earlier in this field and what is being done today. >> >> My findings so far have been meagre. Almost all of the material > found >> relates to coal mines (though some of it can be applied to non-coal >> mines). >> >> So I am now trying to confirm if this is really the fact: that very >> little >> has been done in this field. >> >> My question to you is whether your University/Institution is > conducting >> or >> has conducted any research in this field (fire spread and smoke > spread >> in >> underground non-coal mines)? >> >> Best regards, >> >> Rickard Hansen >> >> Sweden >> per.rickard.hansen at telia.com >> >> > > Iafss mailing list > Iafss at newcastle.edu.au > http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/iafss > ********************************************************************** > THIS DISCUSSION FORUM IS OPERATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL > ASSOCIATION FOR FIRE SAFETY SCIENCE. THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS > TRIENNIAL SYMPOSIA, PUBLISHES THE FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL, > PROVIDES ITS PUBLICATIONS AT A DISCOUNT TO ITS MEMBERS AND > ENGAGES IN OTHER LEARNED ACTIVITIES OF BENEFIT TO THE FIRE > SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITY. THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP > FEE IS ₤21 (or equivalent in US$); THE FEE IS ₤11 FOR > STUDENTS. CONTACT > iafssmembers at dial.pipex.com FOR MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION. > ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > Views, opinions and information presented here are not necessarily > those of the International Association for Fire Safety Science and/or > the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. To subscribe visit > http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/iafss (for IAFSS > Discussion Forum) > or http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sfpe (for SFPE > Discussion Forum). At present, both Fora co-share their postings. > ********************************************************************** From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Tue Sep 18 07:28:39 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:28:39 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Re: fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) References: <002001c7f8c8$63d57670$aa699486@civsurvenv.engbe.uncle.newcastle.edu.au> <46EECD3D.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> <46EEE1AC.2070004@ix.netcom.com> Message-ID: <46EF7E27.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> Ed Rust 18/09/2007 6:21 am >>> Rickard - While this does not directly answer your question, you might find some useful background information in NFPA 520, Standard on Subterranean Spaces, which addresses the development and adaptive reuse of underground spaces (primarily mines). This standard had its genesis in a fire that occurred in our jurisdiction in 1990-1991 in an active limestone mine, part of which had been converted to warehouse space that was open to the general public. I did the presentation for the NFPA Standards Council that resulted in the formation of the technical committee that drafted the first version of this Standard, and several of the members of that committee brought a great deal of anecdotal experience to the table. We struggled mightily with fire, smoke and life safety issues during its development, as we were also unable to find much prior documented experience upon which to build. Best regards in your research. Ed Rust Kansas City, KS (USA) Fire Department (Retired) Bogdan Dlugogorski wrote: > From: Per Rickard Hansen [mailto:per.rickard.hansen at telia.com] > > Dear colleague, > > My name is Rickard Hansen. I am a PhD-student at a Swedish University > and my > research field is fire spread and smoke spread in underground mines > (excluding coal mines). I have for some time been trying to find out > what > has been done earlier in this field and what is being done today. > > My findings so far have been meagre. Almost all of the material found > relates to coal mines (though some of it can be applied to non-coal > mines). > > So I am now trying to confirm if this is really the fact: that very > little > has been done in this field. > > My question to you is whether your University/Institution is conducting > or > has conducted any research in this field (fire spread and smoke spread > in > underground non-coal mines)? > > Best regards, > > Rickard Hansen > > Sweden > per.rickard.hansen at telia.com > > > Iafss mailing list > Iafss at newcastle.edu.au > http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/iafss > ********************************************************************** > THIS DISCUSSION FORUM IS OPERATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL > ASSOCIATION FOR FIRE SAFETY SCIENCE. THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS > TRIENNIAL SYMPOSIA, PUBLISHES THE FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL, > PROVIDES ITS PUBLICATIONS AT A DISCOUNT TO ITS MEMBERS AND > ENGAGES IN OTHER LEARNED ACTIVITIES OF BENEFIT TO THE FIRE > SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITY. THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP > FEE IS ₤21 (or equivalent in US$); THE FEE IS ₤11 FOR STUDENTS. CONTACT > iafssmembers at dial.pipex.com FOR MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION. > ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > Views, opinions and information presented here are not necessarily > those of the International Association for Fire Safety Science and/or > the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. To subscribe visit > http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/iafss (for IAFSS Discussion Forum) > or http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sfpe (for SFPE > Discussion Forum). At present, both Fora co-share their postings. > ********************************************************************** > From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Tue Sep 18 10:53:48 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:53:48 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Re: fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) Message-ID: <46EFAE3C.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> Ed Vining 18/09/2007 9:07 am >>> One of our infamous mine disasters occurred in 1972 at the Sunshine Silver Mine in the state of Idaho. There are several pages of entries on the Internet, under Sunshine Mine Edvining at sbcglobal.net Ed Vining 4819 John Muir Rd Martinez CA 94553 925-228-8792 ----- Original Message ---- From: Bogdan Dlugogorski To: sfpe at newcastle.edu.au Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 1:54:20 AM Subject: SFPE> fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) From: Per Rickard Hansen [mailto:per.rickard.hansen at telia.com] Dear colleague, My name is Rickard Hansen. I am a PhD-student at a Swedish University and my research field is fire spread and smoke spread in underground mines (excluding coal mines). I have for some time been trying to find out what has been done earlier in this field and what is being done today. My findings so far have been meagre. Almost all of the material found relates to coal mines (though some of it can be applied to non-coal mines). So I am now trying to confirm if this is really the fact: that very little has been done in this field. My question to you is whether your University/Institution is conducting or has conducted any research in this field (fire spread and smoke spread in underground non-coal mines)? Best regards, Rickard Hansen Sweden per.rickard.hansen at telia.com _______________________________________________ Sfpe mailing list Sfpe at newcastle.edu.au http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sfpe ********************************************************************** THIS DISCUSSION FORUM IS OPERATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FIRE SAFETY SCIENCE. THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS TRIENNIAL SYMPOSIA, PUBLISHES THE FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL, PROVIDES ITS PUBLICATIONS AT A DISCOUNT TO ITS MEMBERS AND ENGAGES IN OTHER LEARNED ACTIVITIES OF BENEFIT TO THE FIRE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITY. THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE IS ₤21 (or equivalent in US$); THE FEE IS ₤11 FOR STUDENTS. CONTACT iafssmembers at dial.pipex.com FOR MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** Views, opinions and information presented here are not necessarily those of the International Association for Fire Safety Science and/or the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. To subscribe visit http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/iafss (for IAFSS Discussion Forum) or http://mailman.newcastle.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sfpe (for SFPE Discussion Forum). At present, both Fora co-share their postings. ********************************************************************** From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Wed Sep 19 03:19:21 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:19:21 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Re: fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) Message-ID: <46F09539.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> Dave Tomecek 18/09/2007 11:02 pm >>> There are some of the old US Bureau of Mines records still available from the US National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/070.html. If you have a specific title, you might be able to find it at the National Technical Information Service at http://www.ntis.gov/products/specialty/bom.asp if it isn't at the National Archives. Although a lot of their research was geared toward coal mines (as you've noted), there were some generic reports and non-coal reports that might be of interest. David Tomecek, PE Hughes Associates, Inc. 2 Garden Center, Suite 204 Broomfield, CO 80020-7009 303-439-0485 [Phone] 303-506-3691 [Cell] 303-439-7160 [Fax] www.haifire.com -----Original Message----- From: sfpe-bounces at newcastle.edu.au [mailto:sfpe-bounces at newcastle.edu.au] On Behalf Of Bogdan Dlugogorski Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:29 PM To: sfpe at newcastle.edu.au Subject: SFPE> Re: fires in underground mines (non-coal mines) >>> Ed Rust 18/09/2007 6:21 am >>> Rickard - While this does not directly answer your question, you might find some useful background information in NFPA 520, Standard on Subterranean Spaces, which addresses the development and adaptive reuse of underground spaces (primarily mines). This standard had its genesis in a fire that occurred in our jurisdiction in 1990-1991 in an active limestone mine, part of which had been converted to warehouse space that was open to the general public. I did the presentation for the NFPA Standards Council that resulted in the formation of the technical committee that drafted the first version of this Standard, and several of the members of that committee brought a great deal of anecdotal experience to the table. We struggled mightily with fire, smoke and life safety issues during its development, as we were also unable to find much prior documented experience upon which to build. Best regards in your research. Ed Rust Kansas City, KS (USA) Fire Department (Retired) Bogdan Dlugogorski wrote: > From: Per Rickard Hansen [mailto:per.rickard.hansen at telia.com] > > Dear colleague, > > My name is Rickard Hansen. I am a PhD-student at a Swedish University > and my > research field is fire spread and smoke spread in underground mines > (excluding coal mines). I have for some time been trying to find out > what > has been done earlier in this field and what is being done today. > > My findings so far have been meagre. Almost all of the material found > relates to coal mines (though some of it can be applied to non-coal > mines). > > So I am now trying to confirm if this is really the fact: that very > little > has been done in this field. > > My question to you is whether your University/Institution is conducting > or > has conducted any research in this field (fire spread and smoke spread > in > underground non-coal mines)? > > Best regards, > > Rickard Hansen > > Sweden > per.rickard.hansen at telia.com > > From S.Welch at ed.ac.uk Wed Sep 19 20:18:17 2007 From: S.Welch at ed.ac.uk (Stephen Welch) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:18:17 +0100 Subject: IAFSS> Research Fellow vacancy, "Prediction of Toxic Species in Fire", University of Edinburgh In-Reply-To: <20060904222328.cmt162n16o4kw48c@www.staffmail.ed.ac.uk> Message-ID: <000e01c7faa6$65852c10$7a3dd781@W1997> Research Fellow vacancy "Prediction of Toxic Species in Fire" BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering, University of Edinburgh Salary Scale: ?23,002 - ?26,666 This is an opportunity to join an EPSRC-sponsored project on the prediction of toxic species in fire. You will have a PhD and relevant post-doctoral experience would be an asset. You will have significant experience in computational modelling of fluid flow problems (e.g. CFD) along with at least a basic understanding of combustion chemistry and fire science. In particular, a detailed knowledge of toxic species in fire would be beneficial, and experience with fire modelling codes (e.g., SOFIE, FDS), and/or with development of any reactive flow codes would be highly advantageous. The post is available from October 2007 and will be for a fixed period of two years at full-time. Funding for attendance of relevant conferences and other national meetings is included within the budget. Please apply online at http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk quoting vacancy reference 3007990 (before 15 October closing date). Further information about the project can be found on this page: http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~swelch/ptsif/ BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering The successful applicant would join the growing fire team at the University, based at The King's Buildings site. The group now comprises several academic staff and over 30 PhD students and post-docs, with interests in a broad range of fire problems. For further information on our activities see: http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/fire/ _____ Stephen Welch Lecturer in Computational Methods for Fire Safety Engineering BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering The University of Edinburgh William Rankine Building Rm 3.26 School of Engineering & Electronics The King's Buildings, Mayfield Road Edinburgh EH9 3JL Tel: +44 (0)131 650 5734 Mob: +44 (0)7931 524 963 Fax: +44 (0)131 650 6781 Email: S.Welch at ed.ac.uk Web: http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/fire -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Topics include: Symposium Call for Abstracts Reports Protection of Combustible Liquids Stored in Composite IBC's Public Perceptions of High-Rise Building Safety and Emergency Evacuation Procedures New Research Projects Measuring Effectiveness of Code Compliance Activity Firefighter Tactics Under Wind-Driven Conditions Thermal Capacity of Firefighter Protective Clothing Research Planning Tunnel Safety and Security Research Needs Intelligibility Guide 25th Anniversary of Foundation For more information on items in the newsletter, please contact us by return email or phone. If you don't wish to receive future newsletters, reply with DO NOT SEND in subject line. <> Eric Peterson Administrator The Fire Protection Research Foundation 617.984.7281 epeterson at nfpa.org <> "Celebrating 25 years of research in support of the NFPA mission" -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please find more information about this international gathering, including the First Announcement and Call for Papers, at www.ishpmie2008.ru . This is a great opportunity to meet together, this time in a north capital of Russia, and disseminate new findings in area of hydrogen safety. For HySafe members and supporters it could be a joint trip to Russia if meeting at KI partner will be arranged a week before this international symposium (then we need only to get a train from Moscow to St. Petersburg). Selected papers will be published in the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. Visa support will be arranged by the organizers. Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. Regards, Vladimir Prof Vladimir Molkov, PhD, DSc Hydrogen Safety Engineering and Research (Block 27) Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment University of Ulster Newtownabbey BT37 0QB Northern Ireland, UK T: +44(0)2890368731 F: +44(0)2890368726 E: v.molkov at ulster.ac.uk W: www.engj.ulst.ac.uk/tacg/ PGC in Hydrogen Safety Engineering: http://campusone.ulster.ac.uk/potential/postgraduate.php?cid=C514PJ Projects websites: HySafe: www.hysafe.net HYPER: www.hyperproject.eu/ HyCourse: www.engj.ulst.ac.uk/esshs/hycourse/index.php HySAFEST: see at www.engj.ulst.ac.uk/tacg/projects.php?mfm=detail &id=6 From bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au Sat Sep 22 08:12:31 2007 From: bogdan.dlugogorski at newcastle.edu.au (Bogdan Dlugogorski) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:12:31 +1000 Subject: IAFSS> Programme - Advanced Research Workshop on "Fire Computer Modeling" References: <019701c7fba1$8e6245e0$85bd90c1@gidai3> Message-ID: <46F4CE6F.5D49.0032.0@newcastle.edu.au> >>> Mariano L?zaro Urrutia 21/09/2007 2:16 am >>> Ref.- Programme - Advanced Research Workshop on "Fire Computer Modeling" Attached I send you the Programme for the Advanced Research Workshop on "Fire Computer Modeling" which will take place at University of Cantabria on October 19, 2007. The organization of the Workshop will be handled by our Group GIDAI, with the collaboration of the Education and Science Ministry (Spain), Cantabria Government (Spain), The University of Edinburgh (UK), University of California, Berkeley (USA), The University of Maryland (USA), and other Organizations (NFPA, IAFSS, SFPE). There is information for Registration and Accommodation in the Programme. Moreover, you could find additional information in the web site http://grupos.unican.es/gidai/jtoct07/jtoct07ev.htm. For any explanation or clarification, please contact Mrs. Josefa Hernando (hernandoj at unican.es ). Best Regards, ========================================================================= Mariano L?zaro Urrutia Ingeniero Industrial GIDAI - Seguridad contra Incendios - Investigaci?n y Tecnolog?a Dpto. Transportes y Tecnologia de Proyectos y Procesos UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA Avda. Los Castros, s/n 39005 Santander. 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The seminar will be held, November 7,8, 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Space is still available. Please visit www.fireriskforum.com/seminars/ for location, agenda, and instructor profile, and registration information. 15.0 professional development hours will be awarded. If you are a Student or Intern in a Fire Protection College Program, and interested in Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Industrial Fire Protection - Fire Risk Forum is offering two free student-guest spots for this seminar. Please e-mail me directly (e-mail address below) if you are interested. Sincerely, Thomas F. Barry, P.E. Director, Fire Risk Forum Knoxville, Tennessee USA Phone/FAX: 865-691-5724 Email: tfbarry at fireriskforum.com Web address: www.fireriskforum.com Member: NFPA, SFPE, and AIChE.