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2025
Urban fire spread modelling: a review of dynamic computational models and potential for application to informal settlement fires
Stevens, S. & Rush, D., 15 Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 124, p. 105528 105528.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interaction between glass thermal breakage and interlayer combustion in laminated glass with different thicknesses of glass panels and interlayers
Wang, Y., Zhou, L., Rush, D. & Bisby, L. A., 1 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 103, 43 p., 112132.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Qualitative Analysis of Ventilation Position and Dimension Effects on Compartment Fire Dynamics: An Experimental and Numerical Approach
Beshir, M., Wang, Y., Cicione, A., Krajcovic, M., Hadden, R. & Rush, D., 29 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comprehensive Analysis of Ventilation Position and Dimension Effects on Fire Dynamics in Leaky Compartments: An Experimental and Numerical Approach
Beshir, M., Wang, Y., Cicione, A., Krajcovic, M., Hadden, R. M. & Rush, D., 8 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Fire Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2024
Initial Fire Safety Analysis of Shelters in Zaatari and Azraq Refugee Camps
Alshawawreh, L. & Rush, D., 15 Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 108, 104557.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Scaling-up” Fire Spread on Wood Cribs to Predict a Large-Scale Travelling Fire Test Using CFD
Dai, X., Alam, N., Liu, C., Nadjai, A., Rush, D. & Welch, S., Mar 2024, In: Advances in Engineering Software. 189, p. 1-22 22 p., 103589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2023
The Effect of the Fuel Location and Ventilation Factor on the Fire Dynamics of Informal Settlement Dwellings
Beshir, M., Wang, Y., Cicione, A., Hadden, R., Krajcovic, M. & Rush, D., 21 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental and theoretical investigation of an adjacent wall on the occurrence of flashover
Ruan, H., Xia, T., Rush, D. & Wang, Y., Dec 2023, In: Fire Safety Journal. 141, 103985.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Classification and Fire Safety of Informal Settlements in China
Wang, Y., Xia, T., Ruan, H., Wu, C. L., Rush, D., Bisby, L. & Sun, J., Nov 2023, In: Fire Technology. 59, 6, p. 2949-2959 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review of thermal exposure and fire spread mechanisms in Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment
Filkov, A. I., Tihay-Felicelli, V., Masoudvaziri, N., Rush, D., Valencia, A., Wang, Y., Blunck, D., Miguel Valero , M., Kempna, K., Smolka, J., de Beer, J., Campbell-Lochrie, Z., Roman Centeno, F., Asim Ibrahim, M., Lemmertz, C. K. & Tam, W. C., Oct 2023, In: Fire Safety Journal. 140, 103871.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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External venting flame models: Criticality and challenges of application in a large-scale informal settlement fire spread model
Stevens, S. & Rush, D., Oct 2023, In: Fire Safety Journal. 140, 103860.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Closing data gaps and paving the way for pan-European Fire Safety Efforts. Part 1 - overview of current practices for fire statistics
Manes, M., El Houssami, M., Campbell, R., Sauca, A., Rush, D., Hofmann, A., Andersson, P., Wagner, P., Sokolov, S., Veeneklaas, J., Kobes, M., Oberhagemann, D., Rupp, N., Jomaas, G., Grone, F., van Hees, P. & Guillaume, E., Jul 2023, In: Fire Technology. 59, 4, p. 1925-1968Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Closing data gaps and paving the way for pan-European Fire Safety Efforts. Part II - terminology of fire statistical variables
Manes, M., Sauca, A., El Houssami, M., Andersson, P., McIntyre, C., Campbell, R., Rush, D., Hoffmann, A., Wagner, P., Sokolov, S., Leene, M., Kobes, M., Oberhagemann, D., Rupp, N., Jomaas, G., Grone, F. & Guillaume, E., Jul 2023, In: Fire Technology. 59, 4, p. 1969-2000 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating Numerically the Effect of Wind on Fire Spread Between Two Informal Settlements Dwellings
Beshir, M., Mohamed, M., kouritem, S., Lemmertz, C. K., Roman Centeno, F. & Rush, D., 6 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Numerical study on the effect of atmospheric wind on the fire severity in informal settlements with different dwellings’ wall thermal characteristics
Lemmertz, C. K., Beshir, M., Rush, D. & Roman Centeno, F., 21 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comprehensive investigation of the impacts of discovery time and fire brigade response time on life safety and property protection in England
Manes, M. & Rush, D., Jan 2023, In: Indoor and Built Environment. 32, 1, p. 242-261 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2022
An Engineering CFD Model for Fire Spread on Wood Cribs for Travelling Fires
Dai, X., Gamba, A., Liu, C., Anderson, J., Charlier, M., Rush, D. & Welch, S., Nov 2022, In: Advances in Engineering Software. 173, 26 p., 103213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cyclic behaviour of as-built and strengthened existing reinforced concrete columns previously damaged by fire
Melo, J., Triantafyllidis, Z., Rush, D., Bisby, L. A., Rossetto, T., Arede, A., Varum, H. & Ioannou, I., 1 Sept 2022, In: Engineering Structures. 266, 114584.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Simplified Model for Pre-Code RC Column exposed to Fire Followed by Earthquake
Ioannou, I., Rossetto, T., Rush, D. & Melo, J., 28 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 8980.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Semi-empirical correlations for predicting hot gas layer temperature in pre-flashover compartment fires considering fire source location
Lemmertz, C. K., Helfenstein, R. P., Beshir, M., Rush, D., Jahn Von Arnswaldt, W. & Roman Centeno, F., May 2022, In: Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. 44, 5, 25 p., 195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resilience, Fire and the UK Codes and Standards. Where are they and where could they go?
Manes, M., Lange, D. & Rush, D., 21 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Indoor and Built Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influence of wind and the spatial layout of dwellings on fire spread in informal settlements in Cape Town
Gibson, L., Cicione, A., Stevens, S. & Rush, D., Jan 2022, In: Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 91, 24 p., 101734.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2021
FDS simulations and modelling efforts of travelling fires in a large elongated compartment
Anderson, J., Sjoström, J., Temple, A., Charlier, M., Dai, X., Welch, S. & Rush, D., Oct 2021, In: Fire and Materials. 45, 6, p. 699-707 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Laboratory experiment of fire spread between two informal settlement dwellings
Wang, Y., Beshir, M., Hadden, R., Cicione, A., Krajcovic, M., Gibson, L. & Rush, D., 5 Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 171, 107195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An experimental and numerical study on the effects of leakages and ventilation conditions on informal settlement fire dynamics
Cicione, A., Walls, R., Stevens, S., Sander, Z., Flores, N., Narayanan, V. & Rush, D., 7 Jun 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology. 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial. Risk-Based, Pro-Poor Urban Design and Planning for Tomorrow’s Cities
Galasso, C., Mccloskey, J., Pelling, M., Hope, M., Bean, C., Cremen, G., Guragain, R., Hancilar, U., Menoscal, J., Mwang’a, K., Phillips, J., Rush, D. & Sinclair, H., 1 May 2021, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 58, 102158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determination of critical separation distance between dwellings in informal settlements fire
Wang, Y., Gibson, L., Beshir, M. & Rush, D., May 2021, In: Fire Technology. p. 987-1014Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structural response of corrugated plates under blast loading: The influence of the pressure-time history
Caçoilo, A., Mourão, R., Teixeira-Dias, F., Lecompte, D. & Rush, D., Apr 2021, In: Structures. 30, p. 531-545Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental and Numerical Study for the Effect of Horizontal Openings on the External Plume and Potential Fire Spread in Informal Settlements
Beshir, M., Omar, K., Centeno, F. R., Stevens, S., Gibson, L. & Rush, D., 8 Mar 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Sciences. 11, 5, 2380.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Semi-empirical model for estimating the Heat Release Rate required for flashover in compartments with thermally-thin boundaries and ultra-fast fires
Beshir, M., Wang, Y., Centeno, F., Hadden, R., Welch, S. & Rush, D., Mar 2021, In: Fire Safety Journal. 120, 103124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling the effects of boundary walls on the fire dynamics of informal settlement dwellings
Beshir, M., Mohamed, M., Welch, S. & Rush, D., 26 Jan 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology. 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2020
Proximal Design in South African Informal Settlements: Users as Designers and the Construction of the Built Environment and its Fire Risks
Spinardi, G., Cooper Knock, S. J. & Rush, D., 3 Dec 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society. 3, 1, p. 528-550Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tisova Fire Test – fire behaviours and lessons learnt
Rush, D., Dai, X. & Lange, D., 28 Nov 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Safety Journal. 23 p., 103261.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards the development of a probabilistic approach to informal settlement fire spread using ignition modelling and spatial metrics
Cicione, A., Gibson, L., Wade, C., Spearpoint, M., Walls, R. & Rush, D., 15 Nov 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire. 3, 4, 26 p., 67.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tactics, Objectives, and Choices: Building a Fire Risk Index
Koutsomarkos, V., Rush, D., Jomaas, G. & Law, A., 13 Nov 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Safety Journal. 103241.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conceptualising a GIS-based risk quantification framework for fire spread in informal settlements: A Cape Town case study
Stevens, S., Gibson, L. & Rush, D., Nov 2020, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 50, 101736.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of wind on the onset of flashover within small-scale compartments with thermally-thin and thermally-thick boundaries
Roman Centeno, F., Beshir, M. & Rush, D., 31 Oct 2020, In: Fire Safety Journal. 117, 12 p., 103211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fire risk reduction on the margins of an urbanizing world
Rush, D., Bankoff, G., Cooper Knock, S. J., Gibson, L., Hirst, L., Jordan, S., Spinardi, G., Twigg, J. & Walls, R., 18 Sept 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disaster Prevention and Management. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of separation distance between informal dwellings on fire spread rates based on experimental data and analytical equations
Cicione, A., Walls, R., Sander, Z., Flores, N., Narayanan, V., Stevens, S. & Rush, D., 30 Jul 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A preliminary investigation to develop a semi-probabilistic model of informal settlement fire spread using B-RISK
Cicione, A., Wade, C., Spearpoint, M., Gibson, L., Walls, R. & Rush, D., 22 May 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Safety Journal. 103115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing fire frequency and structural fire behaviour of England statistics according to BS PD 7974-7
Manes, M. & Rush, D., 7 May 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Safety Journal. 103030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial metrics from LiDAR roof mapping for fire spread risk assessment of informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa.
Gibson, L., Adeleke, A., Hadden, R. & Rush, D., 7 May 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Safety Journal. 16 p., 103053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A full-scale experimental study on single dwelling burning behavior of informal settlement
Wang, Y., Beshir, M., Cicione, A., Hadden, R., Krajcovic, M. & Rush, D., 3 May 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Safety Journal. 103076.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel Coronavirus in Cape Town Informal Settlements: Feasibility of using informal dwelling outlines to identify high risk areas for COVID-19 transmission from social distancing perspective.
Gibson, L. & Rush, D., 6 Apr 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JMIR Public HEalth and Surveillance. 6, 2, e18844.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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20 Dwelling Large-Scale Experiment of Fire Spread in Informal Settlements
de Koker, N., Walls, R., Cicione, A., Sander, Z., Löffel, S., Claasen, J. J., Fourie, S. J., Croukamp, L. & Rush, D., 11 Jan 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2019
Developing an experimental database of burning characteristics of combustible informal dwelling materials based on South African informal settlement investigation
Wang, Y., Betrand, C., Beshir, M., Kahanji, C., Walls, R. & Rush, D., 19 Dec 2019, In: Fire Safety Journal. 111, 102938.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detecting historic informal settlement fires with Sentinel 1 and 2 satellite data - two case studies in Cape Town.
Gibson, L., Engelbrecht, J. & Rush, D., Sept 2019, In: Fire Safety Journal. 108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Full-Scale Informal Settlement Dwelling Fire Experiments and Development of Numerical Models
Cicione, A., Beshir, M., Walls, R. & Rush, D., 3 Aug 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fire Technology. p. 1-34Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Post-heating response of concrete-filled steel tubular columns under sustained loads
Ibañez, C., Bisby, L., Rush, D., Romero, M. L. & Hospitaler, A., 29 Apr 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Structures.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2018
Analysing fire risk in informal settlements
Rush, D., Dec 2018, Crisis Response Journal, 14, 1, p. 82-83.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article