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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"fire damage"”.
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Peridynamic modeling of fire damage in composites
… predictions of composite materials responses in fire environments are important in terms of safety. This reality problem can be simplified as a thermal fluid-structure interaction problem in terms of mathematical modelling. The thermo-fluid model is used to simplify the physical properties of …
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Experimental investigation of fire damage to composite materials
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995.
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Optimizing Wildfire Suppression: A branch-and-price-and-cut approach
In periods of intense, synchronous wildfire activity, fire system managers must make rapid fire prioritization decisions over a disperse geographic area with limited suppression resources. This thesis defines the Wildfire Suppression and Crew Assignment Problem, which optimizes resource allocation …
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The demography of Balanites maughamii : an elephant-dispersed tree
… trees, increasing their susceptibility to fire damage. Elephants also break intermediate sized trees extensively, keeping them trapped in non-reproductive stages. The trees can however survive breaking, stripping and · toppling by elephants, as well as top kill by fires, because they …
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Potential key drivers of thicket expansion in savanna
… Data on height growth, root suckering and fire damage were collected for two thicket forming species. A simulation model was developed to evaluate the effect of different biotic and abiotic factors on the spread of a thickerclump in savanna in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa. The …
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The ability for investigators to visible identify and interpret damage to electrical conductors
<p>The intent of a fire investigations is to correctly interpret the damage in order to identify the cause responsible for the fire and potentially help prevent similar incidents in the future. According to current guidelines of fire scene processing, fire investigators can implement the procedure …
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Applying tradespace exploration methods to remote sensing system of systems for wildfire detection and management
In recent years the world has seen wildfires cause an increasing amount of damage and take more human lives. Studies have shown that this is a result of climate change, which is only going to get worse as time goes on. Currently, firefighting teams have limited access to technologies that could …
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Patterns and mechanisms of stem mortality in Acacia nigrescens induced by elephants and fire
… stripping in increasing stem vulnerability to fire and the mechanism through which fire damage is mediated were investigated by experimentally removing bark and burning Acacia nigrescens stems. Field surveys were conducted in order to investigate patterns of bark stripping in relation to …
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Early Forest Fire Detection Using Texture, Blob Threshold, and Motion Analysis of Principal Components
<p>Forest fires constantly threaten ecological systems, infrastructure and human lives. The purpose behind this study is minimizing the devastating damage caused by forest fires. Since it is impossible to completely avoid their occurrences, it is essential to accomplish a fast and appropriate …
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Santa Barbara Tea Fire Multi-Hazard Mitigation Benefit Cost Analysis
ABSTRACT Santa Barbara Tea Fire Multi-Hazard Mitigation Benefit Cost Analysis David S Flamm This study examines the benefits and costs associated with the outright purchase of properties for hazard mitigation (“property acquisition mitigation”) in Santa Barbara, California which reduced four …
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Experimental study of UHPC with high fire resistance and meso-scale modelling
… modern buildings are still vulnerable to fire. Damage made to ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) by fire or high temperature is usually severer than normal strength concrete (NSC) or high performance concrete (HPC) due to its compact internal structure. For example, strength loss of …
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THE ROLES OF FOOD AND PREDATION IN SHAPING ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN POSTFIRE BIRD SPECIES
… habitat type. Natural disturbances, such as wildfire, are important ecological processes in that they alter habitat structure and resource availability. I used the dramatic temporal and spatial variation in microclimatic conditions generated by variation in wildlife severity to examine the …
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THE ROLES OF FOOD AND PREDATION IN SHAPING ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN POSTFIRE BIRD SPECIES
… habitat type. Natural disturbances, such as wildfire, are important ecological processes in that they alter habitat structure and resource availability. I used the dramatic temporal and spatial variation in microclimatic conditions generated by variation in wildlife severity to examine the …