- Author
- Interscience Communications Ltd.
- Title
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009.
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Cambridge, UK, 680 p., 2009
- Keywords
- human behavior | World Trade Center | evacuation | evacuation time | high rise buildings | human response | fire safety | stairways | stairwells | elevators (lifts) | visibility | effectiveness | occupants | occupant response | emergency plans | decision making | safety engineering
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; fire safety design and evacuation issues; evacuation by means of stairs and/or escalators; evacuation dynamics: experimental and simulation studies; visibility and effectiveness of signage in degrading environments; evacuee behavior and experiences in real fires; populations at greater risk from fire; occupant responses to fire stimuli; emergency planning and decision making; towards performance based human behavior in fire safety engineering
- Abstract
- The 4th symposium addresses current issues associated with the fire safety design and evacuation of high/medium rise buildings, structures, dwellings, and transport modes, in particular, the World Trade Centre Research Studies are reviewed. Over 3 days nearly 70 papers and poster presented a wide-ranging technical programme from a group of international experts representing 15 countries.