Title
Mitigation of fire damage and escalation by fireproofing: A risk-based strategy.
Abstract
Passive fire protection by the application of fireproofing materials is a crucial safety barrier in the prevention of the escalation of fire scenarios. Fireproofing improves the capacity of process items and of support structures to maintain their structural integrity during a fire, preventing or at least delaying the collapse of structural elements. Maintenance and cost issues require, however, to apply such protection only where an actual risk of severe fire scenarios is present. Available methodologies for fireproofing application in on-shore installation do not consider the effect of jet-fires. In the present study, a risk-based methodology aimed at the protection from both pool fire and jet fire escalation was developed. The procedure addresses both the prevention of domino effect and the mitigation of asset damage due to the primary fire scenario. The method is mainly oriented to early design application, allowing the identification of fireproofing zones in the initial phases of lay-out definition.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.ress.2011.11.002
Reliability Engineering & System Safety
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Major accident hazard,Passive fire protection,Fireproofing,Escalation,Domino effect
Journal
105
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0951-8320
8
1.38
References 
Authors
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Alessandro Tugnoli1113.25
Valerio Cozzani25711.98
Annamaria Di Padova381.38
Tiziana Barbaresi481.38
Fabrizio Tallone581.38