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Author
Lo, S. M. | Lam, K. C. | Yuen, K. K. | Fang, Z.
Title
Pre-Evacuation Behavioral Study for the People in High-Rise Residential Buildings Under Fire Situations.
Coporate
City University of Hong Kong, China Wuhan Univ., China
Journal
International Journal on Architectural Science, Vol. 1, No. 4, 143-152, 2000
Keywords
high rise buildings | residential buildings | evacuation | human behavior | occupants | arthitects | building design | building management | human response | fire investigations | statistics
Identifiers
reaction stages in a fire incident; influence of recognition; question asked: How did you realize the fire?; question asked: What were you doing before you had noted the fire?; cues Vs pre-activities; relationship between cue and pre-activities; four phases of behavioral reaction; question asked: Have you carried out investigation to validate the incident?; nature of cue and investigation; relationship between nature of cue and possibility of carrying out investigation; question asked: What was your first action after you had noted the fire incident?; relationship between first action and possibility of carrying out investigation