Fire and the spatial separation of buildings

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001478
Author	Search for: McGuire, J. H.¹
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada
Format	Text, Article
Subject	Fire; fire spread; fire break partitions; thermal radiation; buildings
Abstract	It has been implied that spatial separations based on peak radiation levels will prevent ignition by radiation, indefinitely. The specified distances, however, exceed practical limits. Separations calculated to prevent ignition by radiation long enough for fire extinguishing operations to be initiated have been tabulated. The author explains how the tables were derived and discusses problems that may be encountered in their use.
Publication date	1966-02-01
Publisher	National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
Series	Technical Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-TP-212 (1 February 1966).
Original	McGuire Sfpe, J. H. ‘Fire and the Spatial Separation of Buildings’. Fire Technology 1, no. 4 (November 1965): 278–87. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02588470.
Note	Reprinted from: Fire Technology, v. 1, no. 4, November 1965, p. 278-287. ISSN: 0015-2684. DOI: 10.1007/BF02588470
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NRC number	NRCC 8901 NRC-IRC-211
NPARC number	20374254
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