- Author
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Xie, H.
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Fillippidis, L.
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Gwynne, S.
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Galea, E. R.
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Blackshields, D.
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Lawrence, P. J.
- Title
- Signage Legibility Distances as a Function of Observation Angle.
- Coporate
- Greenwich Univ., London, England
- Journal
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Journal of Fire Protection Engineering,
Vol. 17,
No. 1,
41-64,
February 2007
- Keywords
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signage
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exit signs
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visibility
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evacuation
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simulation
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effectiveness
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equations
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formulation
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people movement
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algorithms
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geometry
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occupants
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egress
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human behavior
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toxicity
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evacuation time
- Identifiers
- Visibility Catchment Area (VCA); buildingEXODUS; angular extent of the VCA; variables used during formulation; mean viewing distances of three signs at 5 different angles; observation angle; comparison of new VCA determination within a complex goemetry; VCA comparison between the existing and prototype methods; summary of occupant evacuation time ranges using the old and new approach for the calculation of the VCA; summary evacuation results for using the old and new approach for the calculation of the VCA; average exit utilization using the old and new approach for the calculation of the VCA; wayfinding