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Uncertainty in Fire Standards and What to Do About It
By
John R. Hall, Jr Jr
John R. Hall, Jr Jr
Symposium Chairman
1
National Fire Protection Association
, Quincy, MA,
US
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ISBN:
978-0-8031-7527-3
No. of Pages:
196
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
2012
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Uncertainty in Fire Protection Engineering Design
By
Morgan J. Hurley
Morgan J. Hurley
1
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
, 7315 Wisconsin Ave., #620E, Bethesda, Maryland 20814,
US
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12
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Published:2012
Citation
Hurley, MJ. "Uncertainty in Fire Protection Engineering Design." Uncertainty in Fire Standards and What to Do About It. Ed. Hall, JR, Jr. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 2012.
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The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection defines “uncertainty” as “the amount by which an observed or calculated value might differ from the true value.” In engineering, there are two types of uncertainly: epistemic and aleatory. Epistemic uncertainty is uncertainty due to lack of (complete) knowledge. Aleatory uncertainty is uncertainty due to random variation. At present, no single, widely accepted methodology exists for dealing with uncertainty in fire protection engineering. This paper reviews the sources of uncertainty that are present in fire protection engineering and methods that are used to address them.
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