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Development of Evaluation Methods for Firebrands Ignitions in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26750128
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Social systems engineering/Safety system
Research InstitutionNational Research Institute of Fire and Disaster

Principal Investigator

Suzuki Sayaka  総務省消防庁消防大学校(消防研究センター), その他部局等, その他 (50714135)

Research Collaborator MANZELLO Samuel L.  米国国立標準技術研究所
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords市街地火災 / 大規模火災 / 火の粉 / 着火 / 都市構造 / 火災
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Experimental research was performed to investigate the vulnerabilities of Japanese building construction to firebrands. Literature review showed that firebrands generated from structures may be bigger and lighter than the ones produced from then-firebrand generator and firebrand generator was modified to produce firebrands similar to the ones from structures. Full-scale and newly-developed bench-scale experiments were performed in order to investigate the vulnerabilities of wood decking assemblies. In full-scale experiments under 8 m/s, wood decking assemblies were accumulated and ignited at the corner, between decking boards. Similar ignition phenomena were observed in bench-scale experiments under 4 m/s.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] 国立標準技術研究所(NIST)(米国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 国立標準技術研究所(NIST)(米国)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Experiments to Prove the Scientific-Basis for Laboratory Standard Test Methods for Firebrand Exposure2017

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, S. and Manzello, S. L.
    • Journal Title

      Fire Safety Journal

      Volume: 印刷中 Pages: 784-790

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.03.055

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 火の粉による建物着火に関する一連の研究2017

    • Author(s)
      鈴木佐夜香
    • Journal Title

      日本火災学会論文集

      Volume: 67 Pages: 49-55

    • NAID

      130007404372

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Generating Wind driven firebrand showers characteristics of burning structures2017

    • Author(s)
      Manzello, S. L. and Suzuki, S.
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Combustion Institute

      Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Pages: 3247-3252

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.proci.2016.07.009

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Experiments to Prove the Scientific-Basis for Laboratory Standard Test Methods for Firebrand Exposure2017

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, S. and Manzello, S. L.
    • Organizer
      12th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science
    • Place of Presentation
      Lund, Sweden
    • Year and Date
      2017-06-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Exposing Fencing Assemblies to Firebrand Showers Characteristic of Burning Structures2017

    • Author(s)
      Manzello, S.L, Suzuki, S., and Hagiwara, I
    • Organizer
      Fire and Materials Conference 2017
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco, USA
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-06
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Firebrand Ignition in Large Outdoor Fires: The Use of Full-scale Experiments to Guide the Development of Laboratory Test Methods2016

    • Author(s)
      Manzello, S.L, and Suzuki, S.,
    • Organizer
      2016 International Fire Science and Engineering (INTERFLAM) Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Nr Windsor, UK
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Experimental Investigation of Decking Assemblies Attacked by Firebrand Showers2016

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, S., and Manzello, S.L.
    • Organizer
      2016 International Fire Science and Engineering (INTERFLAM) Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      London, UK
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-04
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Experimental Investigation of Decking Assemblies Attacked by Firebrand Showers2016

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, S. and Manzello, S. L.
    • Organizer
      2016 International Fire Science and Engineering (INTERFLAM) Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Nr Windsor, UK
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 大規模火災における火の粉による火災のリスク2015

    • Author(s)
      鈴木佐夜香
    • Organizer
      第19回消防防災研究講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-25
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Reduced-scale experimental facility to characterize firebrand ignition2015

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, S., and Manzello, S. L.
    • Organizer
      第53回燃焼シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      つくば
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] DEVELOPMENT OF REDUCED-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY TO STUDY FIREBRAND IGNTION2015

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, S., and Manzello, S. L.
    • Organizer
      平成27年度日本火災学会研究発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      山形
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Evaluation Methods for Firebrand Ignitions2015

    • Author(s)
      鈴木佐夜香
    • Organizer
      Workshop for Fire-Structure Interaction and Large Outdoor Fires Operation Tomodachi: Fire Research
    • Place of Presentation
      ゲイザースバーグ、米国
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-16 – 2015-03-18
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 第19回消防防災研究講演会 ―木造密集地域での火災と安全への備え―

    • URL

      http://nrifd.fdma.go.jp/publication/kouenkai_gaiyou/files/koenkai_19th.pdf

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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