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Experimental results obtained with two different mixtures show that for each fuel mixture there is a threshold value of mass concentration of the dead fuel below which the fire front does not spread. The rate of spread results compare favourably with the proposed models. A composite fuel moisture content of the fuel bed is shown to be a good descriptor of the rate of spread of the mixture. An exponential model using composite fuel moisture content of the fuel bed is proposed to estimate the rate of spread of the mixture and a comparison is made with the concept of fuel curing that is used to characterise live fuels.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1071\/wf12031","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,7,2]],"date-time":"2013-07-02T00:51:02Z","timestamp":1372726262000},"page":"992-1002","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Combustibility of a mixture of live and dead fuel components"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"D. 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