A suggested logic for trading between fire-safety measures

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001392
Author	Search for: Harmathy, T. Z.¹
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
Format	Text, Article
Subject	Sprinklers; fire safety; probability; smoke detectors; sprinkler systems; fire compartments
Abstract	A simple logic is presented for expressing the equivalence of fire safety measures. It is based on the principle that any combination of safety measures is acceptable as long as it does not lead to losses (property and human losses) above the level accepted by society.
Publication date	ca 1986
Publisher	National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction
Series	Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction), no. IRC-P-1471.
Original	Harmathy, T. Z. ‘A Suggested Logic for Trading between Fire‐safety Measures’. Fire and Materials 10, no. 3–4 (September 1986): 141–43. https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.810100308.
Note	Reprinted from: Fire and Materials, vo. 10, no. 3 & 4, September/December 1986, p. 141-143, ISSN: 0308-0501, DOI: 10.1002/fam.810100308.
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NRC number	NRCC 27997 NRC-IRC-1975
NPARC number	20377193
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