Essays about: "fire behaviour"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 58 essays containing the words fire behaviour.

1. 6. Effects of fuel and weather conditions on forest fire behaviour in Southern Sweden in oak dominated forests

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Olga Teresa Wepryk; [2023]
   Keywords : forest fire; forest fuel; fire weather; ignition experiments; prescribed burning;

   Abstract : Fire activity is influenced by weather and climate, fuels, ignition agents, and human activities. Fire suppression policy in Sweden resulted in a gradual decrease in the annually burnt areas, changes in fuel loads and a decline in species diversity. READ MORE

3. 7. EVALUATION OF MULTI-ZONE MODELLING FOR FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT IN TUNNELS

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

   Author : Annachiara Nardone; [2023]
   Keywords : tunnels; tunnel fires; multi-zone modelling; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Abstract Tunnels are one of the most complex and delicate elements of the road system. Assessing fire behaviour and fire severity remains the biggest source of uncertainty in risk assessment and is an essential step in the tunnel design process. READ MORE

4. 8. Flame Extensions Under Ceilings

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

   Author : Martin Sturdy; [2023]
   Keywords : Flame length; curved ceiling; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In this Master thesis project the factors affecting flame extension under flat and curved ceilings have been investigated. An experimental campaign was carried out in Lund University’s Fire Lab using a propane gas burner and heptane pool fire in different positions and heat release rates within the setups. READ MORE

5. 9. Enviromental education in Tanzanian secondary schools. An Exploratory Case Study from Teachers’ Perspectives

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Frank Christopher Mnyagani; [2022-11-25]
   Keywords : Environmental Education; Tanzanian Secondary Education; Exploratory Case Study; Teachers’ Perspectives;

   Abstract : Aim: The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the concept of Environmental Education (EE) in Tanzanian secondary schools from the teachers' perspective. The results of this study will help schools evaluate and implement the goals of the EE curriculum and understand the challenges and opportunities for teachers and school administrators. READ MORE

6. 10. Learning with fire, water and sun: A post-qualitative inquiry into Swedish friluftsliv education

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Karin Isaksson; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : Swedish friluftsliv education; new materialism; material-discursive entanglements; sustainability education; embodied learning; post-qualitative inquiry;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to empirically investigate the emerging material-discursive entanglements between humans and more-than-humans within Swedish friluftsliv education, and argue for the ways in which these create didactical and pedagogical opportunities for teachers and students to contribute to a more sustainable world. Theory: The research was theoretically framed within a new materialist ontology focusing on the entanglement between matter and meaning and the configuration of phenomena as material-discursive (Barad, 2007). READ MORE