Overview

This book provides the latest research and technology advances in building fire safety and smart firefighting. Different experts systemically review the application of new technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Virtual Reality, Digitalization, and Metaverse in fire safety areas. These multi-disciplinary research and technology fusion will significantly change the fire resilience design and firefighting practices in the next 20 years. Achieving urban fire safety and resilience also plays a key role in developing future smart buildings and cities. This book attracts more young researchers into the latest multi-disciplinary fire safety research and promotes the application of the new technologies in firefighting.

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Author:   Xinyan Huang ,  Wai Cheong Tam
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2024
Weight:   1.027kg
ISBN:  

9783031481604

ISBN 10:   3031481607
Pages:   499
Publication Date:   26 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Building Fire Dynamics and Safety.- Fire Hazards and Firefighting in the Residential Environment.- Smart Building: State-of-the-Art Methods and Data-driven Applications.- Introduction of Artificial Intelligence.- AI-Driven Building Fire Safety Design and Analysis.- Fire Safety Design of Confined Building Environment with Mechanical Ventilation.- Automation in Structural Fire Resistance Design.- Improved Fire Safety in the Wildland-Urban Interface through Smart Technologies.- New Fire Protection Materials.- Smart Safety Design for Firefighting, Evacuation, and Rescue.- Fire Database and Cybersecurity.- Sensor and Modelling Driven Real-time Fire Forecast.- Fire and Smoke Image Recognition.- Internet of Things and Digital Twin in Fire Safety Management.- Applying machine learning to evaluate the performance of thin-walled steel members in fire.- Building Fire Hazard Predictions Using Machine Learning.- Data-Driven Wireless Fire Hose Flow Rate Apparatus.- Digital Technologies for Smart Fire Evacuations.- Cardiovascular Function and Deleterious Adaptations among Firefighters: Implications for Smart Firefighting.- Robotic Firefighting: A Review and Future Perspective.

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Dr. Xinyan Huang is an Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has co-authored over 100 journal papers on combustion, fire dynamics, and smart firefighting and serves as Associate Editor of the Fire Technology and International Journal of Wildland Fire. Dr. Wai Cheong Tam is a Mechanical Engineer (ZP4) in Fire Fighting Technology Group from Fire Research Division at National Institute of Standards and Technology. He has co-authored over 50 academic publications on thermal radiation heat transfer, smart firefighting, and firefighters’ health monitoring.

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