- Author
- Wong, K. H. L. | Hui, M. C. | Guo, D. G. | Luo, M. C.
- Title
- Refined Concept on Emergency Evacuation by Lifts.
- Coporate
- Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Ltd., Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR
- 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, 599-610 p., 2005
- Keywords
- fire research | fire safety | fire science | eacuation | elevators (lifts) | emergencies | egress | high rise buildings | stairways | refuge | simulations | evacuation time | occupants
- Identifiers
- combining stair evacuation from a group of occupied floors to a refuge floor; lift evacuation from the refuge floor to street level; comparison of the refined concept with traditional method of stari evacuation; comparison on percentage of occupants evacuated