FUEL ARRAY SURVEY OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
Abstract
A survey of Providence, Rhode Island, has been made to determine the types and distribution of tinder and kindling fuel arrays present in urban areas which can be ignited by thermal radiation from nuclear detonations. The survey also gathered information on urban characteristics which affect the probability that the fuel materials will be exposed. The parameters include the distribution of window screens, window shades and blinds, and the heights and separation of buildings. The fuel values and burning times of interior fuel arrays were estimated to provide information for making fire-spread estimates. A total of 170 sites was surveyed. These were broken down into sixteen urban use-classes of which ten are residential, subdivided according to number of occupancies and relative values of land and buildings. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 21, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0825200
Entities
People
- J. Bracciaventi
- R. Newman
- S. Feldman