Kirk's fire investigation / John D. DeHaan
Idioma: Inglês.Edição: 5th ed.Publicação: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Brady : Prentice Hall, 2002Descrição física: xviii, 638 p. : il.; 26 cmISBN: 0130604585Assunto: 229431 | 349883 | 243828 | 320300 | 343556 | 349496Resumo: Chapter 1 - Introduction. Chapter 2 - The elementary chemistry of combustion. Chapter 3 - The nature and behavior of fire. Chapter 4 - Combustion properties of liquid and gaseous fuels. Chapter 5 - Combustion properties of solid fuels. Chapter 6 - Sources of ignition. Chapter 7 - Structure fires and their investigation. Chapter 8 - Grass and wildland fires and their investigation. Chapter 9 - Automobile, motor vehicle, and ship fires. Chapter 10 - Electrical causes of fire. Chapter 11 - Clothing and fabric fires. Chapter 12 - Explosions and explosive combustion. Chapter 13 - Chemical fires and hazardous materials. Chapter 14 - Laboratory services. Chapter 15 - Fire-related deaths and injuries. Chapter 16 - Arson as a crime. Chapter 17 - Other investigative topics. Appendices: natural elements; nomenclature; melting points and thermal conductivities of common materials; the evidence collection kit; the model arson law; sketching fire scenes; list of explosive materials, 1999; field interview and incident report forms; log sheets; data for fire modelling and reconstruction; critical incident radiant heat fluxes for some common fuels; sample task force agreement; web sites. Suggested reading. Glossary.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Chapter 1 - Introduction. Chapter 2 - The elementary chemistry of combustion. Chapter 3 - The nature and behavior of fire. Chapter 4 - Combustion properties of liquid and gaseous fuels. Chapter 5 - Combustion properties of solid fuels. Chapter 6 - Sources of ignition. Chapter 7 - Structure fires and their investigation. Chapter 8 - Grass and wildland fires and their investigation. Chapter 9 - Automobile, motor vehicle, and ship fires. Chapter 10 - Electrical causes of fire. Chapter 11 - Clothing and fabric fires. Chapter 12 - Explosions and explosive combustion. Chapter 13 - Chemical fires and hazardous materials. Chapter 14 - Laboratory services. Chapter 15 - Fire-related deaths and injuries. Chapter 16 - Arson as a crime. Chapter 17 - Other investigative topics. Appendices: natural elements; nomenclature; melting points and thermal conductivities of common materials; the evidence collection kit; the model arson law; sketching fire scenes; list of explosive materials, 1999; field interview and incident report forms; log sheets; data for fire modelling and reconstruction; critical incident radiant heat fluxes for some common fuels; sample task force agreement; web sites. Suggested reading. Glossary.
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