Collapse Of Burning Buildings A Guide To Fireground Safety 2nd Edition Dunn by Dunn, Vincent 9781621981152, 9780852954102, 1621981150, 0852954107 instant download after payment.

The author, a 42-year fire service veteran, has updated his best-selling book which examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire. This is the Second Edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs about exactly how structures collapse when destroyed by fire and examines the subject of burning building collapse in great detail. More importantly, this book, unlike any other publication, instructs firefighters and fire officers in how to survive burning building collapse.
Content:
Front Matter
• Table of Contents
1. General Collapse Information
• 2. Terms of Construction and Building Design
3. Building Construction: Firefighting Problems and Structural Hazards
4. Masonry Wall Collapse
5. Collapse Dangers of Parapet Walls
6. Wood Floor Collapse
7. Sloping Peak Roof Collapse
8. Timber Truss Roof Collapse
9. Flat Roof Collapse
10. Lightweight Steel Roof and Floor Collapse
11. Lightweight Wood Truss Collapse
12. Ceiling Collapse
13. Stairway Collapse
14. Fire Escape Dangers
15. Wood-Frame Building Collapse
16. Collapse Hazards of Buildings under Construction
17. Collapse Caused by Master Stream Operations
18. Search-and-Rescue at a Building Collapse
19. Safety Precautions prior to Collapse
20. Why the World Trade Center Towers Collapsed
21. High-Rise Building Collapse
22. Post-Fire Analysis
23. Early Floor Collapse
• Epilogue: Are Architects, Engineers, and Code-Writing Officials Friends of the Firefighter?
Index