Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study

A combustible material is one of fire hazard where the numberof combustible materials or fire load could affect the heat release and fire severity in enclosure. A library is a facility where books and information sources are kept. People can reach them more easily for a variety of reasons such as kn...

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Main Authors: Nurul Izzah, Ab Razak, Nurud Suria, Suhaimi, Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2024
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Online Access:https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45437/
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author Nurul Izzah, Ab Razak
Nurud Suria, Suhaimi
Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman
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Nurud Suria, Suhaimi
Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman
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description A combustible material is one of fire hazard where the numberof combustible materials or fire load could affect the heat release and fire severity in enclosure. A library is a facility where books and information sources are kept. People can reach them more easily for a variety of reasons such as knowledge. As the library is full of combustible materials such as books, the probability of fires happening there is high. The awareness of the danger of fire caused by fire load is low because most people think that the occurrence of fire in the school library is low. Therefore, this research objectives aim to identify the types of fire loads that are present in the library and to determine what type of fire load has the highest contribution to fire hazard. The determinations of fire load were conducted by using combination of fire load survey method, weighing and inventory method. In this study, the paper is higher than other combustible material that is 27705.6 MJ and the total of fire load density of the library is 234211.9 MJ/m2 that is fall under high class of fire. Result from fire load survey can help to determine the sufficient requirements of fire suppression in school library as well as fire fighters’ intervention strategy. Furthermore, this study contributes to fire risk assessment towards life safety, property, and environmental damage thus improving the fire safety measures and preparedness in educational settings.
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spelling ump-454372025-08-22T01:31:46Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45437/ Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study Nurul Izzah, Ab Razak Nurud Suria, Suhaimi Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman L Education (General) QD Chemistry TP Chemical technology A combustible material is one of fire hazard where the numberof combustible materials or fire load could affect the heat release and fire severity in enclosure. A library is a facility where books and information sources are kept. People can reach them more easily for a variety of reasons such as knowledge. As the library is full of combustible materials such as books, the probability of fires happening there is high. The awareness of the danger of fire caused by fire load is low because most people think that the occurrence of fire in the school library is low. Therefore, this research objectives aim to identify the types of fire loads that are present in the library and to determine what type of fire load has the highest contribution to fire hazard. The determinations of fire load were conducted by using combination of fire load survey method, weighing and inventory method. In this study, the paper is higher than other combustible material that is 27705.6 MJ and the total of fire load density of the library is 234211.9 MJ/m2 that is fall under high class of fire. Result from fire load survey can help to determine the sufficient requirements of fire suppression in school library as well as fire fighters’ intervention strategy. Furthermore, this study contributes to fire risk assessment towards life safety, property, and environmental damage thus improving the fire safety measures and preparedness in educational settings. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2024-12 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45437/1/Fire%20Loads%20Calculation%20in%20The%20School%20Library.pdf Nurul Izzah, Ab Razak and Nurud Suria, Suhaimi and Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman (2024) Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study. Current Science and Technology (CST), 4 (2). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2785-8804. (Published) https://doi.org/10.15282/cst.v4i2.10849 10.15282/cst.v4i2.10849 10.15282/cst.v4i2.10849
spellingShingle L Education (General)
QD Chemistry
TP Chemical technology
Nurul Izzah, Ab Razak
Nurud Suria, Suhaimi
Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman
Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study
title Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study
title_full Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study
title_fullStr Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study
title_full_unstemmed Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study
title_short Fire loads calculation in the school library: A case study
title_sort fire loads calculation in the school library: a case study
topic L Education (General)
QD Chemistry
TP Chemical technology
url https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45437/
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