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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 24099 |
CIS number |
75-1825 |
Year |
1972 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Amy L., Beltramelli R. |
Title |
Fires |
Original title |
L'incendie. [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Editions Dunod, 92 rue Bonaparte, 69006 Paris, France, 1972. 2 vol. 581 and 131p. Illus. 59 ref. Price: FF.240.00 |
Abstract |
Contents of this exhaustive monograph: mechanism of combustion; fire behaviour (apart from combustion phenomena) of various materials; propagation of fire; hazards of combustion by-products (fumes and gases); burns; automatic fire detection systems; portable and fixed fire extinguishers; fire extinction; role of ventilation in fire fighting and fire protection; organisation of official fire brigades in France; built-in fire protection in architectural design; protection of materials and structures; electric circuits and emergency lighting; prevention of causes of fire outbreaks; principles of fire prevention. Alphabetical index. A second volume is entirely made up of 2 tables: 1. fire characteristics (flammability, fire behaviour, extinguishing agents, etc.) of 1,194 flammable compounds listed by empirical chemical formula; 2. alphabetical list of various trade and other names of the same compounds, with empirical chemical formula for cross reference to the first table. |
Descriptors (primary) |
fire protection; France |
Descriptors (secondary) |
fire fighting; medical treatment; fire behaviour; spontaneous combustion; flame spread; flammable substances; sequelae; fire hazards; sources of ignition; pyrolysis products; fire service organization; ventilation; thermal burns; fire prevention; flame retardant treatment; combustion residues |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Fires
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