- Author
- 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
- performance based codes | fire safety | building codes | regulations | fire risk assessment | scenarios | methodology | risk analysis | 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