A5061965727- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Fire effects on concrete materials
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Fire Detection and Safety Systems
- Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Education, Safety, and Science Studies
- Flame retardant materials and properties
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
- Wood Treatment and Properties
- Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods
- Augmented Reality Applications
- Concrete Properties and Behavior
- Urban and spatial planning
- Landslides and related hazards
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
National Research Council Canada
2012-2024
Mallacoota Medical Centre
2022
University of South Australia
2022
Deakin University
2022
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2009-2014
Wildfires are a significant safety risk to populations adjacent wildland areas, known as the wildland-urban interface (WUI). This paper introduces modelling platform called WUI-NITY. The is built on Unity3D game engine and simulates visualises human behaviour wildfire spread during an evacuation of WUI communities. purpose this enhance situational awareness responders residents scenarios by providing information dynamic evolution emergency. WUI-NITY represents current predicted conditions...
Traffic models are a useful tool for evacuation planning and management in case of wildfires. Despite the availability several models, number datasets that can be used their calibration validation is limited. This paper presents key traffic flow data collected during 2019 Kincade Fire. The (69 116 points from 24 locations) have been sourced Performance Measurement System California Department Transportation. A set commonly describe relationships between speed, density has fit to compared...
Abstract Fire resistance behaviour of lightweight‐framed assemblies is determined by defining the thermal and structural performances assembly when exposed to fire. To adequately model in a lightweight wood‐framed assembly, properties components at elevated temperatures must be well defined. This paper presents results measurements construction materials commonly used build that were conducted National Research Council Canada since 1990. The test results, graphical form, are given as...
Abstract Wildfires are increasing in scale, frequency and longevity, affecting new locations as environmental conditions change. This paper presents a dataset collected during community evacuation drill performed Roxborough Park, Colorado (USA) 2019. is wildland–urban interface including approximately 900 homes. Data concerning several aspects of response were through observations surveys: initial population location, pre-evacuation times, route use, arrival times at the assembly point. used...
Thickening concrete cover to obtain an adequate fire resistance lowers the efficiency of glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement and increases cost relative conventional steel reinforcement. This paper investigates two full-scale GFRP-RC slabs with only 40 mm clear 200 unexposed (cool) anchor zone at ends. Both endured 3 h under standard fire. The were loaded a sustained load, which caused moment equal 45% their ultimate flexural strength. Emphasis was placed on studying bond...
This paper presents experimental and numerical results of intermediate-scale full-scale fire tests conducted on flexurally strengthened reinforced concrete members. Two T-beams two slabs were in flexure with carbon fibre polymer sheets or plates insulated a layer spray-on material. then exposed to standard fire. loaded their service load. Deflections temperatures measured during the tests. A finite-difference/volume heat transfer model was used simulate temperature field inside section. The...
A study was carried out on the assessment of residual strength and lateral/seismic load capacity reinforced concrete columns after fire exposure. The mechanical properties exposure, such as tension compression strength, stiffness constitutive responses, were reviewed. nonlinear finite element analysis program, developed for three-dimensional structures, employed to estimate post-fire axial lateral performance two full-scale columns, tested previously at National Research Council Canada....
This paper introduces a protocol for the verification of multi-physics wildfire evacuation models, including set tests used to ensure that conceptual modelling representation each layer is accurately implemented, as well interactions between different layers and sub-models (wildfire spread, pedestrian movement, traffic evacuation, trigger buffers). work presents total 24 tests, (1) 4 related pedestrians, (2) 15 (3) 5 concerning interaction layers, along with spread buffers. The are organized...