• Experience gained from 15 years of fire protection plans for Nordic wooden towns in Norway 

      Kristoffersen, Martin; Log, Torgrim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      There is a genuine will to protect Nordic wooden towns in Norway, as they are considered national heritage and an important part of the urban identity. The fire protection of wooden heritage towns is an ongoing cooperation ...
    • Experiencing Immersive VR Simulation for Firefighter Skills Training 

      Wijkmark, Cecilia Hammar; Heldal, Ilona; Log, Maria-Monika Metallinou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Virtual Reality (VR) technology for training has gained interest in many domains, including firefighter education. However, there is hesitation to accept immersive VR technology, especially for skills training. This study ...
    • Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Extinguishing Effectiveness of Inert-Gas Agents in a Leaky Enclosure 

      Hu, Xiaoqin; Kraaijeveld, Arjen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Gas-fire-suppression systems are currently applied to some specific buildings in Norway, as sprinkler systems may not provide sufficient protection in some cases. The application of inert-gas-fire-suppression systems for ...
    • Experimental and numerical investigation of the thermal ceiling jet thickness 

      Lyche, Nichlas (Master thesis, 2017)
      Røykjeten er en viktig faktor i forhold til deteksjon og slokkesystemer i forbindelse med brann. Den er ofte det første møte med røyk for disse systemene og det er derfor viktig å kvantifisere egenskaper som temperatur, ...
    • Experimental study of smouldering in wood pellets with and without air draft 

      Rebaque, Virginia; Ertesvåg, Ivar Ståle; Mikalsen, Ragni Fjellgaard; Steen-Hansen, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Dry wood pellets (diameter 8 mm) of mixed Norwegian spruce and pine were tested in samples of 1.25 kg (1.7 l) in configurations with and without air draft from below. The pellets were placed in a vertical 15 cm diameter ...
    • Experimental study of the effect of Froude-number scaling on radiation 

      Kinden, Daniel Stavland (Master thesis, 2019)
      Froude-scaling is a widely used tool in fire safety analysis, this is used to reduce the cost and to simplify large scenarios in order to study them more efficiently. This study aims to investigate the limitations of ...
    • Extinguishing smoldering fires in waste facilities 

      Hoff, Christopher Wårheim (Master thesis, 2022)
      Waste facilities are filled with a range of combustible materials, and fires have been an issue for a long time. Fire is a risk, not only for economic reasons, but also for the consequences the toxic smoke and extinguishing ...
    • Extinguishing smoldering fires in wood pellets with water cooling- an experimental study 

      Mikalsen, Ragni Fjellgaard; Hagen, Bjarne Christian; Steen-Hansen, Anne; Krause, Ulrich; Frette, Vidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11)
      Smoldering fires in stored or transported solid biofuels are very difficult to extinguish. The current study has explored heat extraction from the combustion zone as a method for extinguishing such flameless fires. Heat ...
    • Faktorer som påvirker sikkerhetskultur : samsvar mellom liv og lære 

      Sandberg, Heidi; Ekerhovd, Janne Linn; Remme, Ingrid Rommetveit (Bachelor thesis, 2007)
      Dette prosjektet er gjennomført i samarbeid med Helse, Miljø og Sikkerhetsavdelingen ved Aibel i Haugesund. Oppgaven tar for seg sikkerhetskultur, og har som mål å skape en dypere forståelse for hvilke faktorer som påvirker ...
    • Familiarisering for underleverandører under mobilisering 

      Grude, Magnhild Synnøve (Bachelor thesis, 2012-08-22)
      Treningsmoduler som presenteres ved hjelp av internett er et forholdsvis nytt fenomen og er derfor under stadig teknologisk utvikling. Tittelen ”Familiarisering for underleverandører under mobilisering” henviser til det ...
    • Farlig arbeidsutstyr og sikkerhetsopplæring ved Aker Stord 

      Dyrnes, Jill; Linløkken, Randi; Pettersen, Hildegunn N. (Bachelor thesis, 2003)
      I 1998 ble forskriften Bruk av arbeidsutstyr innført. Den fastsetter krav til arbeidstakers sikkerhet og helse ved bruk av arbeidsutstyr. Oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i krav om dokumentert sikkerhetsopplæring. Arbeidsgiver ...
    • Fast hyperbaric decompression after heliox saturation altered the brain proteome in rats 

      Bjørkum, Alvhild Alette; Oveland, Eystein; Stuhr, Linda Elin Birkhaug; Havnes, Marianne Bjordal; Berven, Frode; Grønning, Marit; Hope, Arvid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Better understanding of the physiological mechanisms and neurological symptoms involved in the development of decompression sickness could contribute to improvements of diving procedures. The main objective of the present ...
    • Fast moving smoldering fronts in thin liquid fuel films dispersed on inert porous media 

      Erland, Sveinung; Meyer, Runald Walter; Hagen, Bjarne Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      An experimental study of smoldering in thin layers of pyrolysis oil on an inert substrate of calcium silicate boards has been conducted. The smoldering fronts propagated with velocities up to 0.4 mm/s, which is significantly ...
    • Feasibility study of correlating mass quantity output and fuel parameter input of different simulations using Fire Dynamics Simulator 

      Sæle, Steffen Oliver (Master thesis, 2019)
      Fire accidents often spur massive attention due to the associated potential for enormous consequences for lives and property. To facilitate prevention and mitigation of fire accidents, knowledge as to the dynamics associated ...
    • Fenomenet backdraft 

      Grov, Arild; Johansen, Eirik Hoel (Bachelor thesis, 2008)
      Brann er et stort samfunnsmessig problem i Norge. Folk omkommer og store verdier går tapt hvert år. Forskning for å kartlegge hvorfor branner inntreffer og hvordan en kan forhindre at alvorlige branner oppstår, er derfor ...
    • A Fire Revealing Coastal Norway’s Wildland–Urban Interface Challenges and Possible Low-Cost Sustainable Solutions 

      Log, Torgrim; Gjedrem, Anna Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The Calluna vulgaris L. that dominated coastal heathlands of Western Europe were for millennia managed by regular burning cycles for improved grazing. Most places in Norway this practice has, however, been neglected over ...
    • Fire Risk Prediction Using Cloud-based Weather Data Services 

      Strand, Ruben Dobler; Stokkenes, Sindre; Kristensen, Lars Michael; Log, Torgrim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Dry and cold winter seasons result in very dry indoor conditions and have historically contributed to severe fires in the high and dense representation of wooden homes in Norway. The fire in Lærdalsøyri, January 2014, is ...
    • Fiskeslam: Fra avfall til ressurs 

      Rantaniitty, Cathrine J.; Skaar, Ragnhild Opsal (Bachelor thesis, 2019)
    • Flame height: Effect of one- and two-sided boundary surfaces 

      Einarsdottir, Sara Louise (Master thesis, 2021)
      Theory suggests that fires placed flush to one- and two-sided boundary surfaces will have an increase in flame height independent of fuel used and size of the fire. Meaning the flame height will increase when flush to a ...
    • Flame heights and charring on a particle board – An experimental study 

      Karyaparambil, Dheeraj Dilip; Erland, Sveinung; van Hees, Patrick; Frette, Vidar; Hagen, Bjarne Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Vertically oriented particle-board samples were exposed to external venting flames to study the fire spread and charring behaviour along a timber façade. Variation in flame height and the height, volume, area, density, and ...