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ABOUT THE SERIES
The Applied Fire Science in Transition series consists of four monographs dealing in areas of interest to fire protection engineers and others concerned with the solution of current problems in fire safety analysis and design. Each volume includes a number of papers which have appeared in the Journal of Applied Fire Science and which have been written by world authorities in their respective fields of applied fire science. The subjects addressed represent problems and issues of fire science and associated technologies that are currently very much in transition.

ABOUT THE BOOK
The Behavior of Glass and Other Materials Exposed to Fire—Volume I  has been prepared in response to the general dearth of knowledge concerning the occurrence and effects of "flashover" and back draft phenomena which often results from intentional or unintentional venting of building fires following failure of glass materials due to thermal stress or firefighter operations. The behavior of a number of other materials such as char, plastic insulation, plywood and high-strength concrete are presented, as there is a need to learn more about materials that are already common, or rapidly coming on line in the building industry.

ABOUT THE EDITOR
Paul R. DeCicco brings to Applied Fire Science in Transition his experience in fire research and its applications to fire protection technology. His work in full-scale fire testing of commercial and residential buildings, conducted for the New York Fire Department, has been widely published and used in the development of building and fire codes throughout the United States and abroad. DeCicco is Executive Editor of the Journal of Applied Fire Science.