Study on fire safety measures of tsunami refuge building against tsunami-induced fire

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24760492
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Town planning/Architectural planning
• Research Institution: Building Research Institute (2014); Kobe University (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: NISHINO Tomoaki 国立研究開発法人建築研究所, 防火研究グループ, 研究員 (00609894)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 津波火災 / 津波避難ビル / 火災安全計画 / 火災安全設計 / 外部火源 / 火災性状 / 上階延焼 / 避難スペース

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The final goal of this study is to develop a fire safety design method of tsunami refuge building for tsunami-induced fire. In this study duration, what should be considered in the fire safety design of tsunami refuge building was proposed. This proposal aims to add a concept of safety for tsunami-induced fire to the existing guideline of tsunami refuge building that only considers safety for earthquake and tsunami. In addition, model experiments for combustion property of tsunami-induced fire and upward fire spread in ignited tsunami refuge building were conducted. As a result, basic data available on the fire safety design, such as heat release rate, fire duration time, flame length and so on, were obtained.

Free Research Field

建築・都市防火