- Author
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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
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human behavior
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World Trade Center
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evacuation
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evacuation time
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high rise buildings
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human response
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fire safety
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stairways
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stairwells
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elevators (lifts)
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visibility
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effectiveness
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occupants
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occupant response
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emergency plans
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decision making
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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.