Structural fires

Refereed journal publications

C.J. McCartney, G.D. Lougheed and E.J. Weckman (2006), “CFD Investigation of Balcony Spill Plumes in Atria (Part 11)”, CFD Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 116-122.

Papers in conference proceedings

M.R. Obach and E.J. Weckman (2010), “Comparing the Heat Release Rate and Heat Flux of Uniformly Constructed Wood Cribs”, presented C/S Combustion Institute, May, Ottawa ON.

C. McCartney and E. Weckman, "Estimating Mass Flow Rates in Balcony Spill Plumes at High Elevations ", CS/The Combustion Institute, January 2007, Banff, 6 pp.

E.J. Weckman, J.D. Dale, M. Ackerman and A.B. Strong (1997), “HFOS (House Full of Sprinklers) I, Part 1: Kitchen, Bedroom and Living Room Sprinkler Tests”, presented at CS/The Combustion Institute, Halifax, May, 5 pp.

E.J. Weckman, J.D. Dale, M. Ackerman and A.B. Strong (1997), “HFOS (House Full of Sprinklers) I, Part 2: Development of a Living Room Fire in an Unsprinklered Single Family Residence”, presented at CS/The Combustion Institute, Halifax, May, 5 pp.

G.M. Poole, E.J. Weckman and A.B. Strong (1996), “Hot Layer Development in Structural Fires: Experiment and Prediction”, presented at CS/The Combustion Institute, Waterloo, May, 6 pp.

G. Poole, E.J. Weckman and A.B. Strong (1994), "Fire Growth Rates in Structural Fires", presented at CS/The Combustion Institute, Kingston, 5 pp.

Conference Presentations

E.J. Weckman, A.B. Strong, J.D. Dale and M.Y. Ackerman (1999), “Fire Spread in a Multi-Room Two Level House: A Comparison Between Experiment and Model”, 3rd International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering (ICFRE3), Chicago, October.

Seminars and Shortcourses

E.J. Weckman (2004), "Core Knowledge Requirements for Implementation of Objective Based Codes", Objective Based Design Seminar, APEG-BC/BC-SFPE Chapter, June, Vancouver, 1 hour.

E.J. Weckman (2003), "UW Live Fire Research Facility", SFPE - BC Chapter, Vancouver, October, 1 hour.

E.J. Weckman (2001), "Fire Investigation ... Fire Research", Workshop on the Multidisciplinary Nature of Fire Investigation, Canadian Society of Forensic Scientists, Toronto, November, 30 minutes.

E.J. Weckman (2001), "Fire and Gas Dynamics", Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs Annual Meeting and Educational Seminar, Sunrise Training Session, Toronto, May, 1 hour.

Technical Reports

G. Hitchman, A. Strong and E. Weckman (2009), “Phase 2: Thermal Inversion Study”, Technical report under DND contract 09-00058 Canadian Forces: Navy, 75 pp.

G. Hitchman, A. Strong and E. Weckman (2008), “Thermal Stratification and Suppression Effectiveness”, Technical report under DND Contract 4500659622: Canadian Forces: Navy, 83 pp.