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Description of Urban Areas for Fire Analysis.

AD635492

Publication Date	1965
Personal Author	Salzberg, F.; Pintar, A. J.; Vodvarka, F. J.
Page Count	2
Abstract	For various land use categories, typical blocks and structures were developed for describing an urban area in terms of parameters pertinent to the analysis of fire damage. Information employed consisted of the data from Sanborn maps, dupplied by Dikewood Corporation, and reports of the Cook County and Illinois Inspection and Rating Bureaus. Inquiries were also sent to all cities in the United States having population of 100,000 or more, regarding the data available for identification of physical characteristics of structures. (Author)
Keywords	Urban areas Nuclear explosion damage Fires Buildings Analysis Fire safety Physical properties Structures Materials United States
NTIS Subject Category	74H - Nuclear Warfare 94 - Industrial & Mechanical Engineering
Corporate Authors	Iit Research Inst Chicago Ill Technology Center
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	196616

Description of Urban Areas for Fire Analysis.

Description of Urban Areas for Fire Analysis.
AD635492

Publication Date	1965
Personal Author	Salzberg, F.; Pintar, A. J.; Vodvarka, F. J.
Page Count	2
Abstract	For various land use categories, typical blocks and structures were developed for describing an urban area in terms of parameters pertinent to the analysis of fire damage. Information employed consisted of the data from Sanborn maps, dupplied by Dikewood Corporation, and reports of the Cook County and Illinois Inspection and Rating Bureaus. Inquiries were also sent to all cities in the United States having population of 100,000 or more, regarding the data available for identification of physical characteristics of structures. (Author)
Keywords	Urban areas Nuclear explosion damage Fires Buildings Analysis Fire safety Physical properties Structures Materials United States
NTIS Subject Category	74H - Nuclear Warfare 94 - Industrial & Mechanical Engineering
Corporate Authors	Iit Research Inst Chicago Ill Technology Center
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	196616