A review of critical fire event library for buildings and safety framework for smart firefighting

AA Khan, MA Khan, K Leung, X Huang, M Luo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
While occupants are evacuating from the fire scene, firefighters are entering life-threatening
environments, exposed to hot and toxic fire smoke and risks of structural failures or …

Intelligent emergency digital twin system for monitoring building fire evacuation

Y Ding, Y Zhang, X Huang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The provision of real-time and detailed evacuation information feedback is vitally significant
for the formulation and adaptation of the onsite evacuation strategy. The conventional …

Real-time forecast of compartment fire and flashover based on deep learning

T Zhang, Z Wang, HY Wong, WC Tam, X Huang… - Fire Safety Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Forecasting building fire development and critical fire events in real-time is of great
significance for firefighting and rescue operations. This work proposes an artificial …

An intelligent tunnel firefighting system and small-scale demonstration

X Wu, X Zhang, Y Jiang, X Huang, GGQ Huang… - … and Underground Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
Disastrous fire event in the confined tunnel is a fatal hazard, threatening the lives of trapped
people and firefighters. Considering the rapid development of fire and the complex …

Predicting transient building fire based on external smoke images and deep learning

Z Wang, T Zhang, X Wu, X Huang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A real-time evaluation of fire severity inside a building could facilitate decision-making in
firefighting and rescue operations. This work explores the real-time prediction of transient …

Building artificial-intelligence digital fire (AID-Fire) system: a real-scale demonstration

T Zhang, Z Wang, Y Zeng, X Wu, X Huang… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The identification of building fire evolution in real-time is of great significance for firefighting,
evacuation, and rescue. This work proposed a novel framework of Artificial-Intelligence …

Predicting real-time fire heat release rate by flame images and deep learning

Z Wang, T Zhang, X Huang - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
The heat release rate (HRR) is the most critical parameter in characterizing the fire behavior
and thermal effects of a burning item. However, traditional fire calorimetry methods are not …

Smart performance-based design for building fire safety: Prediction of smoke motion via AI

L Su, X Wu, X Zhang, X Huang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance-based design (PBD) has been widely adopted for building fire safety over
the last three decades, but it requires a laborious and costly process of design and approval …

Real-time detection and forecast of flashovers by the visual room fire features using deep convolutional neural networks

MH Mozaffari, Y Li, Y Ko - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Flashover occurs in building fires whereby all the combustible materials in an enclosure
begin to ignite rapidly. This detrimental phenomenon occurs because of the intense heat …

Machine learning driven smart fire safety design of false ceiling and emergency response

AA Khan, T Zhang, X Huang, A Usmani - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In modern buildings, false ceilings are widely used for building services systems and
aesthetic purposes, but they also pose challenges in terms of fire safety. A fire accident …