- Author
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Galea, E. R.
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Hulse, L.
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Day, R.
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Siddiqui, A.
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Sharp, G.
- Title
- UK WTC 9/11 Evacuation Study: An Overview of the Methodologies Employed and Some Analysis Relating to Fatigue, Stair Travel Speeds and Occupant Response Times.
- Coporate
- Greenwich Univ., London, England
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
27-40 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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methodology
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fatigue (biology)
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people movement
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occupants
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time
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occupant response
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data analysis
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stairwells
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codes
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databases
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response time
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stairways
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; High-rise Evacuation Evaluation Database (HEED); data derived from the evacuation of the North Tower; number of times evacuees stop during their descent; number of people requiring stops in WTC1; number of people requiring rest stops in WTC1; stair travel speeds; travel speed and percentage of journey; response time distribution for WTC1; average maximum response time associated with various task types; stoppages