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Poster Presentations

The research work of the centre is frequently presented in poster form at conferences and meetings. These posters give a brief snapshot of recent and ongoing research work. A selection of these posters are presented here in PDF format.

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SAFE MSc Projects 2010-2011


Performance in fire of concrete-filled steel tubes: heat transfer across an air gap by Eoin O'Loughlin
BEST POSTER AWARD

Multi Floor Fire in Tall Building by Yingzhao Hu

The performance of mechanically damaged FRC at elevated temperatures by Thomas Lowry

Multi-floor fires in tall buildings by Sigurjon Ingolfsson

Numerical modelling of a circular tunnel in fire using SAFIR by Berenice Moreau

The influence of blockages on backlayering in tunnel fires: A numerical study by David Bishop

PhD Student and Staff Posters 2011


The Influence of Travelling Fires on the Response of a Concrete Frame Angus Law, Jamie Stern-Gottfried, Martin Gillie and Guillermo Rein
Awarded the 2011 Lloyd's Science of Risk Prize in the Biological/Technological category. Based on a paper published in "Engineering Structures"

Characterization of the ignition and burning behaviour of and the fire spread across asphalt Franziska Seitz
Poster summary of MSc thesis.

A simple Law governs heat flux to facade Cecilia Abecassis Empis & J.L. Torero Poster summary of PhD thesis.

Bond Strength Degradation for CFRP bars and steel prestressing wires in concrete at elevated temperature by Cristian Maluk, Luke Bisby, Giovanni Terrasi & Mark Green Presented at IAFSS, Maryland, USA, June 2011. IAFSS BEST STUDENT POSTER AWARD

Very long-term sequestration of solid phase carbon: Geo-engineering facilities for biochar storage by G. Rein 3rd UK Biochar Conference, Edinburgh, May 2011. [Web]

Accidental Burning of Fossil Fuels by G. Rein Engineering Research Forum 2011, Royal Academy of Engineering, London, Sept 22.

SAFE MSc Projects 2009-2010


Fire Investigation Methodology by Gonzalo de la Puente
BEST POSTER AWARD

Study of stairwell pressurization systems by Daniel Zotzl

The use of the scientific method in Fire Safety Investigation cases by Carlos Bellido

Sensor-linked Fire/Egress Simulations by Chen Chun-Hsien

PhD student and Staff posters 2010


Forecasting fire development with sensor-linked simulation Sung Han Koo & Stephen Welch Poster Summary of PhD Thesis.

The assessment and response of concrete structures subject to fire Angus Law and Martin Gillie Poster Summary of PhD Thesis.

Smouldering Subsurface Fires in the Earth System
by Guillermo Rein and Rory Hadden
Geophysical Research Abstracts 12, EGU2010-33, Poster, European Geoscience Union, Annual Meeting, Vienna 2-7 May 2010. [Abstract]

Ignition, suppression and CO/CO2 emissions of subsurface coal fires at laboratory scale
Rory Hadden & Guillermo Rein
European Geoscience Union, Annual Meeting, Vienna, 2-7 May 2010

"Experimental Review of the Homogeneous Temperature Assumption in Post-Flashover Compartment Fires"
Jamie Stern-Gottfried, Jose L. Torero, Guillermo Rein
Awarded Best Poster at the 2010 Spring Meeting of the British Section of the Combustion Institute, Edinburgh, April 2010.

How do Connections Affect Global Response? Kate Anderson & Martin Gillie 6th International Conference on Structures in Fire 2010. Michigan State University in East Lansing 2nd-4th June 2010

2009


SL MacPhee, P Pironi, JI Gerhard, G Rein, "Numerical Modelling of Smouldering Combustion as a Remediation Technology for NAPL Source Zones", American Geophysical Union, Joint Assembly, May 2009, Toronto.

"Heating-Induced Prestress Variation in Unbonded Post- Tensioned (UBPT) Construction: Potential Consequences for Post-Fire Performance" By Luke Bisby, Kevin MacLean, Colin MacDougall, John Gales Awarded 'best poster' prize at: The International Conference on Applications of Structural Fire Engineering Prague, 19-20 February 2009.

What Happens When Bonded FRP Strengthened Beams Get Warm? TJ Stratford, C Gillespie, M Moran, LA Bisby Advanced Composites in Construction, September 2009, (ACIC 2009), Edinburgh.

2008


"Fire Properties Characterising External Spill Plumes and the Subsequent Affect on Structural Stability"

"Polymer Fibres in Composite Floors - Robustness in Fire"

"Coal Mine Fires: Characterization and extinguishing methods using small-scale experiments"
IAFSS 2008 Prize winning poster

"Laboratory Experiments of Smouldering Combustion as a Remediation Technology for Contaminated Soil"

"Damage to the Ecosystem and Emissions to the Atmosphere during Subsurface Wildland Fires"

"Two-scale Modelling Approach For Simulating Flows in Tunnel Fires"

"Failure of oil tanks adjacent to fire"

"Explosive spalling of concrete: Implications for structural performance in fire"

"The Influence of Longitudinal Ventilation on the Growth Rate of Wooden Crib & Pallet Fires in Tunnels: Implications for Testing of Water Mist Systems"

"Heat transfer and mechanical modelling of connections in fire"

"Sensor driven prediction of upward flame spread"

"GeniSTELA - A Genearalised Engineering Methodology for Thermal Analysis of Structural Members in Natural Fires"

"Improving the Modelling of Thermal Decomposition of Polyether Polyurethane Foam"

"Toxic species in fire - the role of the solid phase"

"Design Fires for Structural Analysis of Complex Buildings"

"Characterization of live and dead pine needles during combustion"

"Scaling-up Experiments of Smouldering Combustion as a Remediation Technology for Contaminated Soil"

"Gains and Threats from Smouldering Combustion to Biochar Production and Storage"



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