Title page for ETD etd-11184-155059

Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Gosselin, Steven Daniel
URN	etd-11184-155059
Title	The Application of Fire Dynamics to Fire Forensics
Degree	MS
Department	Fire Protection Engineering
Advisors	Nicholas A. Dembsey, Advisor David Lucht, Department Head Jonathan Barnett, Co-Advisor
Keywords	fire fire dynamics fire investigation forensics
Date of Presentation/Defense	2004-11-19
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Fire investigative methodologies were researched and analyzed resulting in the development of an organizational tool to be used for conducting fire investigations. The tool, or field-guide, was designed to aid the investigator in processing structural fire scenes. The tool accomplishes this by providing, 1) thirteen forms for properly documenting the scene, 2) flowcharts which can enhance the investigators intuition for the fire’s growth rate and spread, and 3) basic engineering correlations which can be used to help validate hypotheses the investigator may develop. By employing these methods, the field-guide can be effectively used to lead an investigator through the entire investigation process – from data collection, to the formulation of hypotheses, and ultimately, to quantitative validation.
Files	Gosselin.pdf

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