Publications
2013
Baker, G.B., Collier, P.C., Wade, C.A., Spearpoint, M.J., Fleischmann, C.M., Frank, K. and Sazagara, S. A comparison of a priori modelling predictions with experimental results to validate a design fire generator submodel. Fire and Materials Conference, San Francisco, January 2013.
Baker, G.B., Spearpoint, M.J., Fleischmann, C.M., and Wade, C.A. The Next Generation of Performance-Based Fire Safety Engineering in New Zealand. CIB World Congress. 2013.
2012
Baker, G.B., Wade, C.A., Spearpoint, M.J., and Fleischmann, C.M. (2012). Developing Probabilistic Design Fires for Performance-Based Fire Safety Engineering, Proceedings 9th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, October 2012, Hefei, Anhui Province, PRC: Elsevier, Procedia Engineering.
Saunders, N., Beever, P., Wade, C., Fleischmann, C. Feeney, M. Scott, D and Thorby, P. A new framework for performance-based fire engineering design in New Zealand. Proceedings 9th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Hong Kong, June 2012.
Frank KM, Spearpoint MJ, Fleischmann CM and Wade CA (2012) “Modelling the activation of multiple sprinklers with a risk-informed design tool”, Proceedings 9th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 20-22 June 2012, Hong Kong.
Baker, G., Spearpoint, M., Fleischmann, C. and Wade, C. "Development of a design fire generator for a risk-informed fire safety engineering tool". Proceedings 9th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 20-22 June 2012, Hong Kong.
2011
Baker, G., Wade, C., and Beever, P. Fire Design Tools for a Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework, Presentation at 6th International Conference on Fire Safety Engineering, Madrid, Spain, 2011.
Baker, G.B., Spearpoint, M.J., Fleischmann, C.M., and Wade, C.A. Experimental Validation for an Item-to-Item Fire Spread Submodel, Proceedings Fire and Materials 2011 – 12th International Conference, Interscience Communications Ltd, London, UK, pp. 209-220, 2011.
Frank, K., Spearpoint, M., Challands, N., Fleischmann, C., and Wade, C. Uncertainty in Reported Sprinkler Effectiveness from Fire Incident Data Collected in New Zealand, Poster presentation at 2011 NFPA Conference and Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, US, 2011.
Frank KM, Spearpoint MJ, Fleischmann CM and Wade CA (2011) “A Comparison of Sources of Uncertainty for Calculating Sprinkler Activation”, Fire Safety Science – Proceedings 10th International Symposium, June 2011, University of Maryland, USA.
Baker GB, Spearpoint MJ, Fleischmann CM and Wade CA (2011) “Selecting an Ignition Criterion Methodology for Use in a Radiative Fire Spread Submodel”, Fire and Materials 35(6): 367-381.
Fleury R, Spearpoint M and Fleischmann C (2011) “Evaluation of Thermal Radiation Models for Fire Spread Between Objects”, Proceedings Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference, August 2011, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Wickström, U., Robbins, A., and Baker, G. (2011) The Use of Adiabatic Surface Temperature to Design Structures for Fire Exposure, Journal of Structural Fire Engineering 2(1): 21-28, DOI: 10.1260/2040-2317.2.1.21
Wong, D.L.W. The Fallout of Single Glazing under Radiant Heat Exposure, Masters in Fire Engineering Research Report, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2011.
Wong, L.W., Li, K.Y., and Spearpoint, M.J. The Fallout of Single Glazing under Radiant Heat Exposure, Poster presentation at 10th International IAFSS Symposium, College Park, Maryland, US, 2011.
Fleischmann, C.M. Is Prescription the Future of Performance-Based Design?, Fire Safety Science – Proceedings 10th International IAFSS Symposium, College Park, Maryland, US, 2011.
Baker, G., Fleury, R., Spearpoint, M., Fleischmann, C., and Wade, C. (2011). Ignition of Secondary Objects in a Design Fire Simulation Tool, Fire Safety Science – Proceedings 10th International Symposium, June 2011, University of Maryland, USA: Interscience Communications, pp. 1359-1372.
2010
Frank, K., Spearpoint, M., Fleischmann, C., and Wade, C. Modelling Uncertainty in Fire Safety System Effectiveness for a Risk-Informed Design Tool, Poster presentation at 8th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2010.
Baker, G., Spearpoint, M., Fleischmann, C., and Wade, C. Development of a Radiative Fire Spread Sub Model for an Enhanced Zone Model, Proceedings 8th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, 2010.
Fleury, R. “Evaluation of Thermal Radiation Models for Fire Spread Between Objects”, Masters of Engineering in Fire Engineering thesis, Dept. of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2010.
Fleischmann, C.M. Han, Y.Z. Caldwell, C.A. and Saunders, N. Case Study Building Specifications - A New Zealand Approach, 8th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Lund, Sweden.
Baker G, Saunders, N, Kennedy, K. “Delivery of Passive Fire Protection in a Performance-Based Regulatory Environment”, Proc. 8th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Design Methods, Lund, Sweden, June 2010.
Robbins, A.P. Wade, C.A. and Baker, G.B. Characterising Fire Scenarios Based on New Zealand Fire Incident Data. 8th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Lund, Sweden.
Wickström, U. Robbins A. and Baker G. “The use of adiabatic surface temperature to design structures for fire exposure”, Proceedings of the sixth international conference structures in fire, V. Kodur, J-M. Franssen, Eds., DEStech Publishing Inc., Lancaster, PA, US, pp. 951-958.
Tobeck, D.O., Spearpoint, M.J., and Fleischmann, C.M., (2010) Data Structures for Fire Test Information Exchange Using XML, Fire Technology, DOI: 10.1007/s10694-010-0186-5.
Baker, G.B. Performance-Based Fire Safety Engineering. BUILD 118 Magazine, June/July 2010.
Fleischmann, C. Use and Abuse of Fire Models, Building Officials Institute of New Zealand Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, April 2010.
Beever, P., Fleischmann, C., Miller, I., Saunders, N., Thorby, P., and Wade, C. A New Framework for Performance Based Fire Engineering Design in New Zealand, Proceedings 8th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Lund, Sweden, June 2010, pp. 37-50.
Robbins, A.P. and Wade, C. Residential New Zealand fire statistics - part 1 - initial analysis, BRANZ Study Report SR 222, BRANZ Ltd, Porirua, New Zealand, 2010.
Robbins, A.P. & Wade, C.A. Residential New Zealand fire statistics - part 2 - two-level event tree analysis. BRANZ Study Report 223 BRANZ Ltd, Judgeford, New Zealand, 2010.
Robbins, A.P. and Wade, C.A. Residential Design Fire Scenario Selection – Using NZ Fire Incidents, BRANZ Study Report SR 238, BRANZ Ltd, Porirua, New Zealand, 2010.
2009
Baker, G.B and Wade, C.A. Development of Probabalistic Design and Analysis Tools for Performance-based Fire Safety Engineering. Paper presented at 2009 International Symposium on Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering. 17th October 2009, Beijing, China.
Robbins A. P. and Collier P. C. R. Heat Flux Measurements: Experiments and Modelling BRANZ Study Report 206 BRANZ Ltd, Judgeford, New Zealand.
2008
Wade, C. “Conceptual Framework for Performance-Based Fire Engineering Design in the New Zealand Building Code: Specification of Fire Scenarios”, 7th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Auckland, New Zealand, April 2008.
Fleischmann, C. “Conceptual Framework for Performance-Based Fire Engineering Design in the New Zealand Building Code: Specification of the Design Fire”, 7th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Auckland, New Zealand, April 2008.
Lloyd, D, and Fleischmann, C. “Benchmarking Life Safety for the Proposed Fire Performance Framework in the Next Generation New Zealand Building Code”, 7th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Auckland, New Zealand, April 2008.
Wade, C.A. and Robbins, A.P.
BRANZ Study Report No. 195
BRANZ Ltd, Judgeford, New Zealand
Smoke filling in large spaces using BRANZFIRE
Collier P. C. R. and Whiting P. N.
BRANZ Study Report 194
BRANZ Ltd, Judgeford, New Zealand
Timeline for Incipient Fire Development
Robbins A. P. and Wade C. A.
BRANZ Study Report 185
BRANZ Ltd, Judgeford, New Zealand
Soot Yield Values for Modelling Purposes - Residential Occupancies
C R Thomas
University of Canterbury
Study of Full Scale Fire Test Results Versus BRANZFIRE Zone Model Output (PDF, 3.1 Mb)
2007
Tobeck, D.
Master of Engineering in Fire Engineering
Data Structures and Reduction Techniques for Fire Tests
http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1578