- Author
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Pauls, J.
- Title
- Performance of Means of Egress Conducting the Research Needed to Establish Realistic Expectations.
- Coporate
- Consulting Services Silver Spring, MD
- Book or Conf
- Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 7th International Conference. Sky is the Limit. Proceedings and Case Studies. April 16-18, 2008,
Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Bethesda, MD,
Auckland, New Zealand,
217-228 p.,
2008
- Keywords
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performance based codes
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fire safety
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safety engineering
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regulations
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egress
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people movement
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physical fitness
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human beings
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statistics
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fire protection engineering
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evacuation
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stairways
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design applications
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elevators (lifts)
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NFPA 101
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NFPA 5000
- Identifiers
- body size, weight and physical fitness; evacuation performance; specific effects of demographic changes on stairway use in evacuations; withdrawal of data and recommendations previously relied upon for egress design; research contributing to a long-term response; combined use of exit stairways and elevators for egress