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Life Safety And Fire Analysis - Aircraft Hangar, Frederick J. Tanis Jr.
Life Safety And Fire Analysis - Aircraft Hangar, Frederick J. Tanis Jr.
Fire Protection Engineering: Culminating Experience Project Reports
A hangar originally built in 1958 then modified and expanded over the years was evaluated using both the prescriptive requirements and a performance analysis. For the prescriptive analysis the building was evaluated against the 2015 International Building Code and the current NFPA codes and in a few cases the Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC). During the prescriptive analysis a few areas were identified that do not meet the current codes due to areas being broken up into separate rooms and hallways and rooms being separated by security doors that only allow unobstructed travel in one direction. These …