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100 _a20170524d1984 y0pory50 ba
101 _aeng
200 _aFire investigation
_fH. J. Yallop
_gforeword by Stuart S. Kind
210 _aSolihull
_cAlan Clift Associates
_d1984
215 _axv, 188 p.
_d30 cm
330 _aForeword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Fire investigation. 1.2 The fire investigator. 2. Fundamentals of combustion. 2.1 The combustion process. 2.2 The materials involved in combustion. 3. Fire spread and extinction. 3.1 Fire spread. 3.2. Extinguishing fire. 3.3 The fire brigade. 4. The approach to the scene. 4.1. Immediate action. 4.2. The investigator’s equipment. 4.3. Information collecting. 4.4. Limitations. 4.5. The initial approach to the scene. 5. The identification of the point of origin of the fire. 5.1 The fire pattern. 5.2. Interpreting the pattern. 5.3. Drawing the conclusions. 6. Causes of ignition. 6.1. General principles of ignition. 6.2. Physical sources of ignition. 6.3. Chemical sources of ignition. 6.4. Deliberate ignition. 6.5. Drawing the conclusions. 7. Arson. 7.1. Motives for arson. 7.2. Methods of fire raising. 7.3. Evidence for arson. 7.4. The detection and identification of liquid accelerants. 8. Some special situations. 8.1 Fire in aircraft. 8.2. Fires in trains. 8.3 Fires in motor vehicles. 8.4. Fires in ships. 8.5. The missing scene. 9. Injuries to persons. 9.1 Injuries in fires. 9.2 Deductions from injuries. 9.3. Spontaneous combustion? 10. Analysis of witness statements. 11. Unlikely occurrences. 11.1 The significance of the unusual. 11.2 Lack of fire precautions. 11.3. Unexpected consequences. 11.4 Animal activities. 11.5 The unexpected presence of flammable materials. 11.6 Remarkable chain of events. 11.7 Delay in calling the fire brigade. 12. Negative evidence. 12.1 The significance of negative evidence. 12.2 Negative evidence leading to positive conclusions. 12.3 Negative evidence leading to neutral conclusions. 12.4 The negative hypothesis. 13. Drawing the conclusions. 13.1 Arriving at false conclusions. 13.2 Confirmation – or otherwise. 13.3 Experiments and tests. List of figures. List of tables. Appendices.
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606 _aANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS
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606 _aMÉTODO ANALÍTICO
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606 _aQUÍMICA
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700 _aYALLOP
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955 _xCompra