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SFPE Classic Paper Review: Fire Performance under Full-scale Test Conditions — A State Transition Model and Coupling Deterministic and Stochastic Modeling to Unwanted Fire by Robert Brady Williamson
Williamson, R.B., ``Fire Performance Under Full-scale Test Conditions - a State Transition Model,'' In: Proceedings of the 16th Symposium (International) on Combustion , The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 1976, pp. 1357-1377.
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Williamson, R.B., ``Coupling Deterministic and Stochastic Modeling to Unwanted Fire,'' Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 3, 1980/81, pp. 243-259.
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Beyler, C.L. , Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2004.
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Williamson, R.B. and Baron, F.M., ``A Corner Fire Test to Simulate Residential Fires,'' Journal of Fire and Flammability, Vol. 4, 1973, pp. 99-105.
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Klitgaard, P.S. and Williamson, R.B., ``The Impact of Contents on Building Fires ,'' Journal of Consumer Product Flammability, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1975, pp. 84-113.
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Suzuki, S., Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Shambhala Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2006.
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Williamson, R.B. and Ling, W.C.T., ``Modeling of Fire Spread through Probabilistic Networks,'' Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1985, pp. 287-300.
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Babrauskas, V. and Williamson, R.B., ``Post-flashover Compartment Fires Basis of a Theoretical Model,'' Fire and Materials, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1978, pp. 38-53.
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Quintiere, J.G. and Harkelroad, M. ``New Concepts for Measuring Flame Spread Properties,'' In: Harmathy, T.Z. ed., Fire Safety Science and Engineering. ASTM STP 882, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, USA, 1985, pp. 239-267.
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Wilson, R., ``Time: The Yardstick of Fire Control,'' NFPA Firemen Magazine, 1962.
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BOCA Staff Report, Building Official and Code Administrator, 1974, pp. 14, 15, 36; and U.S Federal Trade Commission Decisions, 84 F.T.C., The Soc. of the Plastics Industry, Inc., et al., 1278 - Decision and Order.
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Emmons, H.W. et al., Fire Research on Cellular Plastics: The Final Report of the Products Research Committee. Washington, DC, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 1980.
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Belles, D.W., Williamson, R.B. and Fisher, F.L., ``How Well Does ASTM E-84 Predict Fire Performance of Textile Wallcoverings? '' Fire Journal, Vol. 82, No. 1, 1988, pp. 24-30.
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Williamson, R.B. and Mowrer, R.W., ``The Role of Interior Finish in Fire Development ,'' Fire Protection Engineering Magazine, No. 24, Fall, 2004.
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Dembsey, N.A. and Williamson, R.B., ``Coupling the Fire Behavior of Contents and Interior Finishes for Performance Fire Codes: Evaluation of a Fire Spread Model,'' Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1997, pp. 119-131.
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Mower, F.W. , Williamson, R.B. and Fisher, F.L., ``Observations of Large Scale Turbulence in Corner-Wall Experiments,'' Combustion Science & Technology , Vol. 41, 1984, pp. 83-99.
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Williamson, R.B. and Ling, W.C.T., ``The Use of Probabilistic Networks for Analysis of Smoke Spread and the Egress of People in Buildings,'' In: Fire Safety Science, Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, New York, 1986, pp. 953-962.
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Williamson, R.B. , Revenaugh, A. and Mowrer, F.W., ``Ignition Sources in Room Fire Tests and Some Implications for Flame Spread Evaluation,'' In: Fire Safety Science, Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Elsevier Applied Science, London, 1991, pp. 657-666.
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Van Volkinburg, D.R., Williamson, R.B., Fisher, F.L. and Hasegawa, H., ``Toward a Standard Ignition Source,'' Western States Section, The Combustion Institute. Paper No. 78-64, October 16-17, 1978.
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Dembsy, N.A. and Williamson, R.B., ``The Effects of Ignition Source Exposure and Specimen Configuration on the Fire Growth Characteristics of a Combustible Interior Finishing Model,'' Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 21, 1993, pp. 313-330.
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Williamson, R.B. and Dembsey, N.A., ``Advances in Assessment Methods for Fire Safety,'' Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 20, 1993, pp. 15-38.
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Williamson, R.B. , ``Coupling the Fire Behavior of Contents and Interior Finishes for Performance-based Codes and Fire Safety Methods,'' In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Performance-based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 24-26 December 1996, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Boston, 1997, pp. 369-380.
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Mowrer, F.W. and Williamson, R.B., ``Estimating Room Temperature from Fires along Walls and in Corners,'' Fire Technology, Vol. 23, No. 2, 1987, pp. 133-145.
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Dembsey, N.A. , Pagni, P.J. and Williamson , R.B., ``Compartment Fire Experiments: Comparison with Models,'' Fire Safety Journal , Vol. 25, No. 3, 1996, pp. 187-227.
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Williamson, R.B., Standard Test Method for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile Wall Covering. UBC Standard No. 42-2, USA, Uniform Building Code, 1988; Williamson, R.B., Belles, D.W. and Fisher, F.L., ``Evaluating the Flammability Characteristics of Textile Wall Coverings,'' Building Standards, Vol. 56, No. 4, 1987, pp. 8-14 and 52.
