Fire protection and safety

This book gathers the peer-reviewed papers presented at the Second RILEM International Conference on Earthen Construction (ICEC), held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on July 8-10, 2024.

This book provides guidance and insight into the development process for safety indicators to comply with general classification rule requirements.

This book provides guidance and insight into the development process for safety indicators to comply with general classification rule requirements.

This book presents a theoretical framework for the quantitative calculation of casualties and damage from jet fires caused by high-pressure gas leaks in pressure vessels or pipelines.

This book delves into the transformative potential of neuromorphic computing within the field of civil engineering, specifically focusing on its application to disaster management.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2022), held in Montreal, Canada, in July 2022.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2022), held in Montreal, Canada, in July 2022.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of hazardous areas containing explosive gases, vapors, and combustible dust.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of hazardous areas containing explosive gases, vapors, and combustible dust.

This book introduces the reader to the history, materials properties, and manufacturing methods of transparent wood biocomposites.

In this book, we proposed velocity-free localization methods for acoustic and microseismic sources.

This thesis details the novel preparation methods and the improved properties of two-dimentional (2D) black phosphorene (BP) and the polymer nanocomposites.

This book presents the comprehensive results of experimental and numerical investigations of glass facade breakage behavior under fire conditions.

In this book, we proposed velocity-free localization methods for acoustic and microseismic sources.

This book systematically explores the challenges and advancements in integrating intelligent technologies with ocean engineering, with a particular focus on three core topics of fault diagnosis, fault prognosis, and maintenance for subsea production systems in harsh environments.

This book covers the details of computer-aided tools & techniques for improving work culture and minimizing accidents.

This book describes principles, industry practices and evolutionary methodologies for advanced safety studies, which are helpful in effectively managing volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments within the framework of quantitative risk assessment and management and associated with the safety and resilience of structures and infrastructures with tolerance against various types of extreme conditions and accidents such as fires, explosions, collisions and grounding.

This book introduces the reader to the history, materials properties, and manufacturing methods of transparent wood biocomposites.

This book addresses various aspects of knowledge management and technological advances that are driving the ongoing industrial revolution.

This book addresses various aspects of knowledge management and technological advances that are driving the ongoing industrial revolution.

This monograph is written based on the author's research on the assessment, control, and repair of cracking of early-age concrete in the recent decade.

This monograph is written based on the author's research on the assessment, control, and repair of cracking of early-age concrete in the recent decade.

This book presents a theoretical framework for the quantitative calculation of casualties and damage from jet fires caused by high-pressure gas leaks in pressure vessels or pipelines.

This book highlights the residual strength of the CFDST column, that can be used to determine the most suitable repair method in order to retrofit the column.

This book evaluates the seismic performance of concrete gravity dams, considering the effects of strong motion duration, mainshock-aftershock seismic sequence, and near-fault ground motion.

This book develops several novel foam-filled structures and steel-concrete-steel (SCS) sandwich structures, which provides more alternatives for ensuring the safety of buildings and infrastructures under extreme loading, like impact and blast.

This book covers the details of computer-aided tools & techniques for improving work culture and minimizing accidents.

This thesis details the novel preparation methods and the improved properties of two-dimentional (2D) black phosphorene (BP) and the polymer nanocomposites.

This book highlights the residual strength of the CFDST column, that can be used to determine the most suitable repair method in order to retrofit the column.

This book provides state-of-the-art advances in several areas of importance in energy, combustion, power, propulsion, environment using fossil fuels and alternative fuels, and biofuels production and utilization.

This book evaluates the seismic performance of concrete gravity dams, considering the effects of strong motion duration, mainshock-aftershock seismic sequence, and near-fault ground motion.

This book describes principles, industry practices and evolutionary methodologies for advanced safety studies, which are helpful in effectively managing volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments within the framework of quantitative risk assessment and management and associated with the safety and resilience of structures and infrastructures with tolerance against various types of extreme conditions and accidents such as fires, explosions, collisions and grounding.

This book presents the comprehensive results of experimental and numerical investigations of glass facade breakage behavior under fire conditions.

This proceedings volume presents new scientific works of the research workers and experts in the field of Wood Science & Fire.

This book delves into the transformative potential of neuromorphic computing within the field of civil engineering, specifically focusing on its application to disaster management.

This book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in collaboration with academic institutions and organizations across the world.

This book provides state-of-the-art advances in several areas of importance in energy, combustion, power, propulsion, environment using fossil fuels and alternative fuels, and biofuels production and utilization.

This book develops several novel foam-filled structures and steel-concrete-steel (SCS) sandwich structures, which provides more alternatives for ensuring the safety of buildings and infrastructures under extreme loading, like impact and blast.

This book explores recent developments in electrically conducting graphene-containing polymer composites for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and flame-retardant applications.

This book explores recent developments in electrically conducting graphene-containing polymer composites for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and flame-retardant applications.

This proceedings volume presents new scientific works of the research workers and experts in the field of Wood Science & Fire.

Industrial explosions can occur anywhere where combustible powders and/or flammable vapours are handled, such as facilities dealing with wood, flour, starch, sugar, rubber, plastics, pharmaceuticals, oil, gas, and other industries.

This book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in collaboration with academic institutions and organizations across the world.

This book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in collaboration with academic institutions and organizations across the world.

This book presents cutting-edge research and forward-looking strategies from the International Conference on Advances in Health, Safety, Fire, Environment, Allied Sciences and Sustainability (HSFEAS – 2023).

This book presents cutting-edge research and forward-looking strategies from the International Conference on Advances in Health, Safety, Fire, Environment, Allied Sciences and Sustainability (HSFEAS – 2023).

This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 9th International Colloquium on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading & Events (PROTECT), held in Singapore on August 13-16, 2024.

This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 9th International Colloquium on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading & Events (PROTECT), held in Singapore on August 13-16, 2024.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of seismic engineering, as presented by leading researchers and engineers at the 3rd International Workshop on Energy-Based Seismic Engineering (IWEBSE), held in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 21–24, 2025.

Gathering the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Civil, Architecture and Disaster Prevention and Control (CADPC), held in Johor Baru, Malaysia, on April 25-27, 2025, jointly with the 3rd International Conference on Durability of Building and Infrastructures for Smart City (DuraBI), this book covers topics related to disaster prevention and control, such as disaster preparedness, assembled rapid disaster relief, geological hazards, earthquake-resistant buildings, mudslides, flood control and risk reduction, rocky slope, disaster prediction, prevention and control, application of Big Data in disaster rescue, and post-disaster reconstruction technology.