- Author
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Hui, M. C.
- Title
- Risk-Based Approach to Determine Fire Safety Improvement Options of 'Old' Buildings.
- Coporate
- Arup Fire, Hong Kong SAR
- Book or Conf
- Reaching New Horizons. Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 6th International Conference. Proceedings. June 14-16, 2006,
Tokyo, Japan,
Evans, D. D.; Gordon, J.; Hasemi, Y.; Sekizawa, A., Editors,
1-8 p.,
2006
- Keywords
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performance based codes
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fire safety
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building codes
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regulations
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fire risk assessment
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scenarios
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methodology
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risk analysis
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cost effectiveness
- Identifiers
- Available Safe Egress Time (ASET); CFAST (Consolidated Fire growth And Smoke Transport); Required Safe Egress Time (RSET); frequency/probability analysis; Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS); consequence analysis; fire risk treatment strategy options; determine cost effective fire safety improvements for existing old buildings