- Author
- Marchant, E. W.
- Title
- Smoke Control in Buildings.
- Coporate
- Edinburgh Univ., Scotland
- Keywords
- smoke control | physiological effects | temperature | smoke density | smoke production | combustion products | evacuation time | panic | smoke flow | corridors | shopping centers | high rise buildings | pressurization | refuge
- Identifiers
- direction finding; single storey building; partially enclosed space; single space; long horizontal space; long vertical space
- Abstract
- The design of fire protection systems for buildings has three major objectives. These are: to protect the occupants; to protect property; and to protect the community. To protect the occupants of a building, human life must be regarded as having paramount importance when considering the possibility of fire. Having achieved adequate protection for occupants it is reasonable to ensure that the fire is confined to as small an area as possible so that damage and loss of property can be minimised. The third objective would be achieved if the biggest possible fire in any one building did not constitute a hazard to any other building, or any people, in the vicinity. In this thesis some aspects of occupant protection (life safety) will be discussed, especially those concerned with smoke control.