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Validation of Fire Loads Survey Methodologies Used for Structural Fire Protection Design
Track(s): Research

James Eduful and Ehab Zalok, Carleton University

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The use of engineered fire protection designs for buildings is becoming more acceptable in many countries with the introduction of performance-based codes. The increasing use of engineered solutions has resulted in the need to identify and characterize design fires for various buildings. This creates the need to conduct fire load surveys. The critical concern is how to identify the uncertainties in the fire loads data that resulted from different fire load survey methodologies. You will learn about a report on research findings aimed at establishing a structured approach to validate the fire load survey methodology proposed in the NFPA 557 draft standard, and to also enhance and develop guidance on means to calibrate the results of fire load data surveys developed using various other methodologies.

James Eduful is currently doing his M.A.Sc Civil Engineering (Fire Safety Engineering) at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture (M.Arch. equivalent) (2009) and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture (2007). He is currently working on a thesis with a focus on Fire Load Determination in Office Buildings.

Dr.Ehab Zalok (Ph.D., P.Eng) is an assistant professor at the Civil Engineering Department at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Holds a Ph.D. in fire safety engineering (2006), M.A.Sc. in structural engineering (1997), and a Bachelor in Civil Engineering (1992). His research topics includ the behaviour of fires in enclosures, the structural aspects of fire safety, flammability of materials, and the behaviour of composite fuel packages under different scenarios by using experimental techniques and computer modelling.