- Author
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Heyes, E.
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Spearpoint, M.
- Title
- Lifts for Evacuation: Human Behavior Considerations.
- Coporate
- Arup Fire, Australia
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
73-84 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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human behavior
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World Trade Center
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evacuation time
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evacuation
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high rise buildings
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human response
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elevators (lifts)
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building codes
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building design
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occupants
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decision making
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fire drills
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surveys
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bombs (ordnance)
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stairways
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time
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occupant response
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equations
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stairwells
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building design
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; explore the likely evacuation behavior of building occupants in a fire event; determine the psychological barriers to the use of lifts in a fire; theoretical distribution of occupants to use the lift to evacuate in an emergency; post evacuation drill survey; evacuation event simulation survey; concerns affecting the use of lift or stairs for evacuation; percentage of occupants to use the lift to evacuate by floor level; acceptable waiting time; factors affecting evacuation choice