Fire safety is an important part of building design. It consists of measures to prevent fires from starting, to facilitate the rescue of individuals in a burning building, and to help firefighters contain a blaze. The book explains the general concepts and fundamental issues of …
Provides an account of the existing practical and theoretical knowledge of the origin, development, prevention, and mitigation of dust explosions in the process industries. It offers an evaluation of prevalent activities, testing methods, design measures, and safe operating tech…
This invaluable reference work looks at the theory and practical aspects of identifying, analysing and preventing dust based explosions in process industries.
"By the mid-nineteenth century, efforts to modernize and industrialize Mexico City had the unintended consequence of exponentially increasing the risk of fire while also breeding a culture of fear. Through an array of archival sources, Anna Rose Alexander argues that fire became…
"City on Fire is a chronicle of progress and danger, that integrates urban environmental history with histories of technology, science, and medicine to reveal how Mexico City changed in response to the growing threat of fire in the urban center"-- "By the mid-nineteenth century…
"City on Fire is a chronicle of progress and danger, that integrates urban environmental history with histories of technology, science, and medicine to reveal how Mexico City changed in response to the growing threat of fire in the urban center" "By the mid-nineteenth century, …
"City on Fire is a chronicle of progress and danger, that integrates urban environmental history with histories of technology, science, and medicine to reveal how Mexico City changed in response to the growing threat of fire in the urban center"-- "By the mid-nineteenth century…