Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-311) and index.
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1. Building drainage and vent systems, a traditional building service requiring an engineering analysis makeover? -- 2. Pressure transient propagation in building drainage and vent systems -- 3. Mathematical basis for the simulation of low amplitude air pressure transients in vent systems -- 4. Simulation of the basic mechanisms of low amplitude air pressure transient propagation : AIRNET applications -- 5. Pressure surge as a source of system failure, leading to the development of control and suppression strategies -- 6. Application of the Method of characteristics based simulation to a series of case studies -- 7. Airflow applications of the Method of characteristics simulation techniques -- 8. The role of national codes in drainage and vent system design.