- Author
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Purser, D. A.
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Boyce, K.
- Title
- Implications of Modeling and Experimental Studies of Evacuation Behavior on Stairs for Multistorey Building Design.
- Coporate
- Hartford Environmental Research, UK
Ulster Univ., Jordanstown, Northern Ireland
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
147-160 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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multistorey buildings
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building design
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stairways
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stairwlls
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office buildings
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simulation
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flow rate
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people movement
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time
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experiments
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occupants
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validation
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occupant response
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; Available Safe Egress Time (ASET); set; GridFlow computer evacuation simulations; England; Wales; prescriptive guidance on stair widths for buildings; representation of stairs, movement on stairs and merging behavior in GridFlow; time to clear selected floors during simultaneous evacuation; comparison of storey exit and stair widths; maximum unrestricted specific flow rates at exits and on stairs; occupant densities on stairs; maximum standing capacities and occupant densities; merge ratios between stair and storey exits on landings