- Author
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Schirmer Engineering Corporation
- Title
- Life Safety Study and Computer Modeling Analysis for New York City Railroad Tunnels and Pennsylvania Station. Volume 1.
- Coporate
- Schirmer Engineering Corp., Deerfield, IL
- Sponsor
- National Railroad Passenger Corp., Philadelphia, PA
- Report
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Volume 1; Purchase Order UX4830659
[date unknown]
414 p.
- Keywords
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life safety
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computer models
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railroads
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tunnels
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codes
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standards
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fire load
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ventilation
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surveys
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statistics
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accidents
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bibliographies
- Identifiers
- investigative organizations; organizations and contacts; inventory; state-of-the-art systems; recommendations; listing of contacts; listing of contacts; chronology of accidents/incidents
- Abstract
- Schirmer Engineering Corporation contracted with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide an audit and analysis of the fire protection and life safety features of Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station) and associated rail tunnel system in New YorkCity, New York. Computer modeling was required to establish emergency ventilation and smoke control requirements.