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2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Development of Engineering Design Methods for Fire Safety by using Fire Behavior Prediction Models

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12555163
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section展開研究
Research Field Architectural environment/equipment
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

HARADA Kazunori  Graduate School of Engineering, Assoc. Prof., 工学研究科, 助教授 (90198911)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKADA Satoru  Graduate School of Engineering, Instructor, 工学研究科, 助手 (20301244)
TANAKA Takeyoshi  Disaster Prevention Research Inst., Prof., 防災研究所, 教授 (70293959)
HOKOI Shuichi  Graduate School of Engineering, Professor, 工学研究科, 教授 (80111938)
OHMIYA Yoshifumi  Building Research Institute, Researcher, 防火研究グループ, 研究員 (10287469)
MATSUYAMA Ken  Tokyo University of Science, Instructor, 総合研究所, 助手 (10307704)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2002
KeywordsPerformance-based Fire Safety Design / Target Safety Level / Two-zone model / Mechanical Smoke Venting / Smoke Spread in Stair Shaft / Design Fires / Fire Spread
Research Abstract

This work is concerned with ; 1) development of technical basis for performance-based design for fire safety, 2) Improvement of prediction made by two-layers zone model, 3) characterization of design fire-source. As to item 1), target safety level included in current evacuation design is analyzed to find that the safety index (so-called beta factor) is in the range of 1 and 3. Similar analysis was carried-out also for structural fire resistance design. In addition, case studies were carried out for high-rise hotel and open car park. As to item 2), experimental and theoretical studies were carried out for the following two physical processes. Air entrainment into mechanical venting system was analyzed by model scale experiments to find that the critical layer thickness to prevent air entrainment could be described by Froude number using short edge length of smoke vent as characteristic diameter. Natural smoke spread behavior in stair shaft was analyzed by real-scale experiments to find that temperature profile is approximated by exponential decay toward upward. These two models were summarized to be easily implemented into two-layer zone model smoke spread computer code. As to item 3), the possibility of rationalize design heat release rate is discussed. To develop a method to scale experimental data of combustion behavior, the effect of specimen size was analyzed using HRR experiments conducted for polyure thane mattress. Similar methods are being developed for a variety of combustibles. Finally, a computer code has been developed to predict fire spread velocity over multiple combustibles.

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All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] 水野雅之, 島村誠, 徳永英, 西田朋子, 南部晶子, 原田和典, 若松孝旺: "階避難安全検証法に規定される特性値および予測式に含まれる安全率に関する考察"日本建築学会計画系論文集. 563. 1-8 (2003)

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  • [Publications] 水野雅之, 島村誠, 徳永英, 原田和典, 若松孝旺: "典型的なオフィスビルにおける居室避難安全水準"日本建築学会環境系論文集. 566. 17-24 (2003)

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  • [Publications] 中道明子, 南部晶子, 大松俊祐, 北後明彦, 野竹宏彰, 山口純一, 松山賢, 富松太基, 大宮喜文, 萩原一郎, 田中哮義, 原田和典: "高層ホテルの性能的火災安全設計ケーススタディ"日本建築学会技術報告集. (印刷中). (2003)

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  • [Publications] 南部晶子, 中道明子, 大松俊祐, 北後明彦, 野竹宏彰, 山口純一, 松山賢, 富松太基, 大宮喜文, 萩原一郎, 田中哮義, 原田和典: "開放式駐車場の性能的火災安全設計ケーススタディ"日本建築学会技術報告集. (印刷中). (2003)

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  • [Publications] Kazunori Harada, Yoshifumi Ohmiya, Akiko Nambu, Akiko Nakamichi: "Technical Basis on Structural Fire Resistance Design in Building Standards Law of Japan"Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Structures in Fire (Christchurch). 395-414 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Masayuki Mizuno, Makoto Shimamura, Takeshi Tokunaga, Tomoko Nishida, Akiko Nambu, Kazunori Harada, Takao Wakamatsu: "A Consideration on The Safety Factors Implemented in Characteristic Input Values and Prediction Formula Determined in Verification Method for Egress Safety From a Fire Floor"Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). No.563. 1-8 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Masayuki Mizuno Makoto, Shimamura, Takeshi Tokunaga, Kazunori Harada, Takao Wakamatsu: "Target Safety Level of Egress from Fire Room in Typical Office Buildings"Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). No.566. 17-24 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Akiko Nakamichi, Akiko Nambu, Shunsuke Daimatsu, Akihiko Hokugo, Hiroaki Notake, Jun'ichi Yamaguchi, Ken Matsuyama, Taiki Tomatsu, Yoshifumi Ohmiya, Ichiro Hagiwara, Takeyoshi Tanaka, Kazunori Harada: "Fire Safety Design of a High-Rise Hotel"AIJ Journal of Technology and Design. No.17, be published. (2006)

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  • [Publications] Akiko Nambu, Akiko Nakamicni, Shunsuke Daimatsu, Akihiko Hokugo, Hiroaki, Notake, Jun'ichi Yamaguchi, Ken Matsuyama, Taiki Tomatsu, Yoshifumi Ohmiya, Ichiro Hagiwara, Takeyoshi Tanaka, Kazunori Harada: "Fire Safety Design of an Open Car Park"AIJ Journal of Technolog and Design. No.17, be published. (2006)

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  • [Publications] Kazunori Harada, Yoshifumi Ohmiya, Akiko Nambu, Akiko Nakamichi: "Technical Basis on Structural Fire Resistance Design in Building Standards Law of Japan"Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Structures in Fire (Christchurch). 395-414 (2002)

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Published: 2004-04-14  

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