ASTM E1472-05

Standard Guide for Documenting Computer Software for Fire Models

SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides information that should be in documentation for computer software prepared for scientific and engineering computations in fire models and other areas of fire protection engineering.
1.2 The guidelines are presented in terms of three types of documentation: (1) technical document; (2) user's manual; and (3) installation, maintenance, and programming manual.
1.3 There are no numerical values stated in this standard. It is recommended that SI units be the standard in the documentation and development of fire models.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative measures.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Jul-2005
• ICS: 35.080 - Software
• Technical Committee: E05 - Fire Standards
• Drafting Committee: E05.33 - Fire Safety Engineering

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1472-03e1 - Standard Guide for Documenting Computer Software for Fire Models
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM E1472-07 - Standard Guide for Documenting Computer Software for Fire Models (Withdrawn 2011)
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E2061-23 - Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2005
• Referred By: ASTM E2280-21 - Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of the Effect of Upholstered Seating Furniture Within Patient Rooms of Health Care Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation:E 1472–05
Standard Guide for
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Documenting Computer Software for Fire Models
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1472; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope ANSI/ANS 10.5 Accomodating User Needs in Computer
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Program Development
1.1 This guide provides information that should be in
2.3 INCITS Standards:
documentation for computer software prepared for scientific
ANSI/INCITS X3.172 American National Standard Dictio-
and engineering computations in fire models and other areas of
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nary for Information Systems
fire protection engineering.
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ANSI/INCITS X3.88 Computer Program Abstracts
1.2 The guidelines are presented in terms of three types of
2.4 IEEE Standards:
documentation: (1) technical document; (2) user’s manual; and
ANSI/IEEE 610.12 Glossary of Software Engineering Ter-
(3) installation, maintenance, and programming manual.
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minology
1.3 There are no numerical values stated in this standard. It
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ANSI/IEEE 1063 Software User Documentation
is recommended that SI units be the standard in the documen-
tation and development of fire models.
3. Terminology
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1 Definitions—Definitions used in this guide are in accor-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
dance with Terminology E 176, unless otherwise indicated.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ANSI/INCITS X3.172 and ANSI/IEEE 610.12 include defini-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
tions of some technical terms used in this guide.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative
4. Significance and Use
measures.
4.1 This guide provides recommendations for writers of
user’s manuals and other documents for computer software
2. Referenced Documents
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prepared for scientific and engineering computations in fire
2.1 ASTM Standards:
models and other areas of fire protection engineering. The
E 176 Terminology Relating to Fire Standards
guide provides information that can be included in terms of
E 1355 Guide for Evaluating the Predictive Capability of
three types of documents.
Deterministic Fire Models
4.2 This guide is intended to assist in the understanding,
E 1591 Guide for Obtaining Data for Deterministic Fire
usage, transfer, conversion, and modification of computer
Models
software. If the options and instructions contained in this guide
E 1895 Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of
are considered when documentation is prepared, the software
Deterministic Fire Models
should be used more readily for its intended purposes.
2.2 ANS Standards:
4.3 The use of fire models currently extends beyond the fire
ANSI/ANS 10.2 Portability of Scientific and Engineering
3 research laboratory and into the engineering, fire service, and
Software
3 legal communities. Sufficient documentation of computer soft-
ANSI/ANS 10.3 Documentation of Computer Software
ware for fire models is necessary to ensure that users can judge
the adequacy of the scientific and technical basis for the
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ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE05onFireStandards models, select the appropriate computer operating environ-
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.33 on Fire Safety Engineering.
ment, and use the software effectively within the specified
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2005. Published August 2005. Originally
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approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as E 1472–03 .
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E 1472–05
limitations. Adequate documentation will help prevent the 6.2.3 Identify the section(s) changed, and provide the rea-
unintentional misuse of fire models. son(s) for the changes.
4.4 Add
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