- Author
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Benthorn, L.
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Frantzich, H.
- Title
- Fire Alarm in a Public Building: How Do People Evaluate Information and Choose Evacuation Exit?
- Coporate
- Lund Univ., Sweden
- Journal
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Fire and Materials,
Vol. 23,
No. 6,
311-315,
November/December 1999
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 1st. Proceedings. August 31-September 2, 1998,
Textflow Ltd., Northern Ireland,
Belfast, Northern Ireland,
Shields, J., Editors,
213-222 p.,
['1999', '1998']
- Keywords
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human behavior
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performance based codes
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fire safety
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public buildings
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fire alarm systems
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evacuation
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decision making
- Identifiers
- exith choice; familiarity with the exit; distance to the exit; appearance of the exit (open or closed door); chosen exit depending on distance to cash exit; chosen exit when the emergency exit is open or closed; numbers of subjects that chose the cash-exit or the emergency exit; symbols used for identification; subjects that choose the cash exit respective the emergency exit; first association in perceiving ring signal and spoken message in per cent; subjects ability to understand the meaning of standard signs (in per cent of all the subjects)