Author: Jeffrey K. DeBell
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 51
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →It also examined what other fire protection and life safety features could be found in the area's inland caves. The results showed wide variations in protection from facility to facility, from city to city, and even within cities. This project also found that very little information existed to assist the developers of underground spaces and recommended that a cooperative effort be launched to actively address the unique hazards presented by the inland caves.
Author: Richard Carvel
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780727731685
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Author: Marion M. Germann
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 15
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Kansas City Metropolitan area has some of the largest underground warehousing facilities found in the world. Because these facilities offer economically attractive storage space, future development is certain. These underground facilities possess a very different environment which presents many challenges to local fire protection agencies. The purpose of this paper was to examine the major issues that arise in underground fire fighting and make recommendations for improving the fire protection in underground facilities for the Kansas City Metropolitan area. The procedures used in preparing the paper included studying past literature on underground fire fighting, touring local underground facilities, interviewing underground developers and local fire agency personnel, and making recommendations for improving present underground fire protection services.
Author: Technical Committee on Mining Facilities
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 20
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 31
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Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 713
ISBN-13: 9780877654537
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2013-02-26
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 0309278279
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For thousands of years, the underground has provided humans refuge, useful resources, physical support for surface structures, and a place for spiritual or artistic expression. More recently, many urban services have been placed underground. Over this time, humans have rarely considered how underground space can contribute to or be engineered to maximize its contribution to the sustainability of society. As human activities begin to change the planet and population struggle to maintain satisfactory standards of living, placing new infrastructure and related facilities underground may be the most successful way to encourage or support the redirection of urban development into sustainable patterns. Well maintained, resilient, and adequately performing underground infrastructure, therefore, becomes an essential part of sustainability, but much remains to be learned about improving the sustainability of underground infrastructure itself. At the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Research Council (NRC) conducted a study to consider sustainable underground development in the urban environment, to identify research needed to maximize opportunities for using underground space, and to enhance understanding among the public and technical communities of the role of underground engineering in urban sustainability. Underground Engineering for Sustainable Urban Development explains the findings of researchers and practitioners with expertise in geotechnical engineering, underground design and construction, trenchless technologies, risk assessment, visualization techniques for geotechnical applications, sustainable infrastructure development, life cycle assessment, infrastructure policy and planning, and fire prevention, safety and ventilation in the underground. This report is intended to inform a future research track and will be of interest to a broad audience including those in the private and public sectors engaged in urban and facility planning and design, underground construction, and safety and security.