1. Publications and Presentations - Patricia A Beaulieu
Soffen, T. and Beaulieu, P. “Obtaining High Quality Experimental Data in Real Scale Fire
Tests,” Poster presented at NFPA 2011 student night, June 2011.
Z. Magnone, V. Adams, Z. Han, S. Southard, C. Su, .N Dembsey, J. Morgan and P. Beaulieu,
“Sprinkler Spray Effects on Combustion Products Leaving a Compartment,” Proceedings of
SupDet 2011, Orlando, FL, 2011.
Beaulieu, P., “Sprinkler Spray Effects on Combustion Products Leaving a Compartment,”
FSWorld Magazine article, Spring, 2011.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., Dore, C. and Park, H., “Experimental Results on the Intermediate
Scale Fire Spread Characteristics of Typical FRP Composites,” Proceedings of Composites
2009, Tampa, FL, 2009.
Avila, M. and Beaulieu, P., “Temperature Measurements of Lightweight Construction
Ceiling/Floor Assemblies Involved in a Compartment Fire,” Proceedings of Fire and Materials
2009, San Francisco, CA, 2009.
Beaulieu, P., and Dembsey, N., “Burning Behavior at High Applied Heat Flux Levels and Flame
Heat Flux in Enhanced Ambient Oxygen,” Proceedings of Fire and Materials 2007, San
Francisco, CA, 2007.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., and Bill, R., “Burning Behavior at High Applied Heat Flux Levels:
Implications for Determination of Material Properties,” Composites Research Journal, Volume 1,
Issue 3 p. 8-15, July 2007.
Beaulieu, P. and Dembsey, N., “Flammability Characteristics at Applied Heat Flux Levels up to
200 kW/m2,” Fire and Materials, v. 32, 2, p. 61-86, March 2008.
Beaulieu, P. and Dembsey, N., “Effect of Oxygen on Flame Heat Flux in Horizontal and Vertical
Orientations,” Fire Safety Journal, v. 43, 6, p. 410-428, Nov. 2007.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., and Bill, R., “Burning Behavior at High Applied Heat Flux Levels:
Implications for Determination of Material Properties,” Proceedings of Composites 2006, St.
Louis, MO, 2006.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., and Bill, R., “Ignition and Burning Behavior at High Heating Rates
(Applied Heat Flux Levels),” Proceedings of NATAS 2006, Bowling Green, KY, 2006.
Beaulieu, P., “Flammability Characteristics at Heat Flux Levels up to 200 kW/m2 and the Effect
of Ambient Oxygen on Flame Heat Flux,” FM Research Forum Seminar, presented Dec. 20,
2005.

2. Beaulieu, P., “Flammability Characteristics at Heat Flux Levels up to 200 kW/m2 and the Effect
of Ambient Oxygen on Flame Heat Flux,” PhD Dissertation Defense, presented at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Nov, 2005.
Beaulieu, P., “Flammability Characteristics at Heat Flux Levels up to 200 kW/m2 and the Effect
of Ambient Oxygen on Flame Heat Flux,” PhD Dissertation, Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Oct, 2005.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., and Bill, R., “Use of Enhanced Oxygen in Small Scale Vertical
Flame Spread,” Proceedings of Composites 2005, Columbus, OH, 2005.
Beaulieu, P., and Dembsey, N., “Enhanced Equations for Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
Calorimetry,” Proceedings of Fire and Materials 2005, San Francisco, CA, 2005.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., and Alpert, R., “Flammability Characteristics at Applied Heat Flux
Levels up to 200 kW/m2: Time to Ignition and Mass Loss Flux” Proceedings of Interflam 2004,
Edinburgh, Scotland, 2004.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., and Bill, R., “Flammability Characteristics at Applied Heat Flux
Levels up to 200 kW/m2: Time to Ignition and Mass Loss Flux,” Proceedings of Composites
2004, Tampa, FL, 2004.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., and Alpert, A., “A New Material Flammability Apparatus and
Measurement Techniques,” Proceedings of Composites 2003, Anaheim, CA, 2003.
Beaulieu, P., Dembsey, N., and Alpert, A., “A New Material Flammability Apparatus and
Measurement Techniques,” Proceedings of SAMPE 2003, Long Beach, CA, 2003.
de Ris, J., Markstein, G., Orloff, L., and Beaulieu, P, “Similarity of Turbulent Wall Fires, Fire
Safety Science--Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium, 16-21 June 2002, pp. 259-
270.
Senecal, J.A., and Beaulieu, P. A., “KG: New Data and Analysis,” Process Safety Review, vol
17-1, pp 9-15, 1998.
Dandekar, D.P., Boteler, J.M. and Beaulieu, P.A., “Elastic Constants and Delamination Strength
of a Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite,” Composites Science and Technology, 58, p.
1397-1403, 1998.
Senecal, J.A., and Beaulieu, P. A., “KG: New Data and Analysis,” Proceedings of the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers 31st Loss Prevention Symposium, p 40c 1997.
Dandekar, D.P., and Beaulieu, P.A., “Compressive and Tensile Strengths of Glass Reinforced
Polyester Under Shock Wave Propagation,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress
Symposium, 1995, pp 63-70.

3. Dandekar, D.P., and Beaulieu, P.A., “Failure Wave Under Shock Wave Compression in Soda
Lime Glass,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Metallurgical and Materials
Applications of Shock Wave and High Strain Rate Phenomena, 1995, pp. 211-218.
Beaulieu, P., “Experimental Investigations of the Failure Wave Phenomena in Soda Lime Glass,”
Master’s Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, 1994.
Weerasooriya, T. and Beaulieu, P.A., “Effects of Strain Rate on the Deformation Behavior of
93%wt W – 5%wt Ni – 2%wt Fe Under Shear Loading,” Material Science Engineering, A172,
1993, pp 71-78.
Dandekar, D., Green, J., and Beaulieu, P., “Dynamic Characterization – in Dynamic Response of
S2 Glass Reinforced Plastic Structural Armor, a Progress Report,” ARL Laboratory Technical
Report # ARL-SR-5, 1993, pp. 39-62.
Weerasooriya, T., and Beaulieu, P., “Deformation and Failure Behavior of 93W-5Ni-2Fe at
Different Shear Strain Rate Loading – in Tungsten Alloy Technology,” ARL Laboratory Report
# ARL-MR-57, 1993, p. 65-72.
Weerasooriya, T., and Beaulieu, P. A., “Deformation and Failure Behavior of 93W-5Ni-2Fe at
Different Shear Strain Rate Loading,” 1st International Conference on Tungsten and Tungsten
Alloys, 1992, pp. 317-324.