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Document ID (ISN)24099
CIS number 75-1825
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
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
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Fires