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Author
Vistnes, J. | Grubits, S. J. | He, Y.
Title
Stochastic Approach to Occupant Pre-Movement in Fires.
Coporate
Stephen Grubits and Associates, NSW, 1220 Australia Western Sydney Univ., NSW, 1797 Australia
Book or Conf
Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Eighth (8th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 18-23, 2005, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Beijing, China, Gottuk, D. T.; Lattimer, B. Y., Editors, 531-542 p., 2005
Keywords
fire research | fire safety | fire science | human behavior | human response | occupants | people movement | risk assessment | response time | time lag | warning systems | time constant | sensitivity
Identifiers
response and delay periods using probability distribution functions and Monte Carlo simulation techniques; CESARE Risk; CRISP (Computation of Risk Indices by Simulation Procedures); Fire Evaluation and Risk Assessment system; definitions of delay actions and associated percentages of being undertaken; parameters for time constant distributions