- Author
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Boyce, K. E.
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Purser, D.
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Shields, J.
- Title
- Experimental Studies to Investigate Merging Behavior in a Staircase.
- Coporate
- Ulster Univ., Jordanstown, Northern Ireland
Hartford Environmental Research, UK
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
111-122 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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stairways
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people movement
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escape means
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scenarios
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stairwells
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time
- Identifiers
- merging flows; deference behavior; factors that influence evacuee merging behavior; Required Safe Egress Time (RSET); Available Safe Egress Time (ASET); results of three evacuation studies to consider merging on stairs; first evacuation was conducted in the University of Ulster's Jordanstown Campus; Jordanstown campus stair evacuation scenario - merging occurs at 5 different levels; merge patterns and observations by time period; second evacuation was conducted in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC), University of Ulster Magee Campus; third evacuation study was conducted in Lisburn Health Centre