Dalmarnock tests
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The Dalmarnock Fire Tests were a series of fire experiments conducted in a real high-rise.
The BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering at The University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with BBC Horizon and other partners, has conducted a series of large scale fire tests in a real high rise building. The building, a 22-storey concrete tower, is located at 4 Millerfield Place, Dalmarnock, Glasgow (UK). This building, generously provided by the Glasgow Housing Authority (GHA), was evacuated of tenants and is scheduled for demolition in a few months. The experiments took place on July 25th & 26th, 2006 with the close collaboration of the Strathclyde Fire Brigade.
These experiments attempted to create realistic scenario in which modern fire safety engineering tools of all natures could be put to a test. Thus improving our understanding of how emergencies of this nature can be handled in a most effective manner. The experiments did not attempt to reproduce the events of September 11th, 2001.
The Dalmarnock experiments aim at understanding fire dynamics in real buildings, the interaction with different ventilation schemes and the effect of fire on the structure. The enclosure was fully monitored with hundred of sensors, following the philosophy of the FireGrid project: continuous data collection from sensors with instantaneous relay to an emergency control system.
[edit] References and External Links
- The Dalmarnock Tests Press Release
- (2006) Glasgow tower block to shed light on 9/11 fire. Scotsman. Retrieved on 2007 Feb 14.
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