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Design Values

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Design Values

This section documents useful design values that may used as inputs for running MCS using sfeprapy.

Fuel load density

Occupancy Type Distribution Mean SD COV Reference
office gumbel_r 420 126 0.30 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019;
Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
dwelling gumbel_r 780 234 0.30 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019;
Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
refuse store gumbel_r 1780 1260 0.71 n/a
cycle store gumbel_r 190 105 0.55 n/a
car park norm 252 7.02 0.03 n/a
plant room gumbel_r 235 115 0.49 n/a
Hospital gumbel_r 230 69 0.30 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019;
Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
hotel room gumbel_r 310 93 0.30 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019;
Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
library gumbel_r 1500 450 0.30 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019;
Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
school gumbel_r 285 85.5 0.30 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019;
Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
shopping centre gumbel_r 600 180 0.30 Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
cinema theatre* gumbel_r 300 75 0.25 Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
public transport* gumbel_r 100 87.29 0.87 Table E.4 in BS EN 1991-1-2
fast food outlet lognorm 526 320.86 0.61 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019
clothing store lognorm 393 165.06 0.42 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019
restaurant lognorm 298 190.72 0.64 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019
kitchen lognorm 314 160.14 0.51 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019
retail unit storage area lognorm 1196 1207.96 1.01 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019
manufacturing and storage of combustible goods (<150 kg/m2) lognorm 1180 861.4 0.73 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019
manufacturing and storage of combustible goods (>150 kg/m2) lognorm 9920 8531.2 0.86 Table A.5 in PD 7974-1:2019

Heat release rate

Occupancy Type Distribution Lbound Ubound COV Reference
dwelling uniform 250 250 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002
hospital room uniform 250 250 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002
hotel room uniform 250 250 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002;
Table A.4 in PD 7974:2019
library uniform 500 500 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002
office uniform 250 250 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002
school classroom uniform 250 250 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002
shopping centre uniform 250 250 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002
cinema theatre uniform 500 500 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002
public transport uniform 250 250 - Table E.5 in BS EN 1991-1-2:2002
shops uniform 270 1000 - Table A.4 in PD 7974:2019
offices uniform 150 650 - Table A.4 in PD 7974:2019
residential uniform 320 570 - Table A.4 in PD 7974:2019
industrial uniform 90 620 - Table A.4 in PD 7974:2019
storage/stacked commodities uniform 400 20000 - Table A.4 in PD 7974:2019