The 4th edition has been updated with new fire protection research and test results for use in fire protection engineering practice. Written by fire scientists and engineers from around the world, the new SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering provides comprehensive coverage of today's best practices in fire protection engineering and performance-based fire safety. More than 9 first-time chapters expand your knowledge of timely topics, including:Methods for predicting temperature in fire exposed structures, Structural fire engineering of building assemblies and frame, Risk-informed industrial fire protection engineering, Fire risk assessment for transportation vehicles, Performance-based fire protection engineering.