- Author
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Shields, T. J.
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Boyce, K. E.
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Silcock, G. W. H.
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Dunne, B.
- Title
- Impact of a Wheelchair Bound Evacuee on the Speed and Flow of Evacuees in a Stairway During an Uncontrolled Unannounced Evacuation.
- Coporate
- Ulster Univ., Jordanstown, Northern Ireland
- Journal
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Journal of Applied Fire Science,
Vol. 7,
No. 1,
29-39,
1997/1998
- Keywords
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handicapped
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evacuation
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stairways
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people movement
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evacuation time
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occupants
- Identifiers
- total number of occupants of Block 12 and numbers exiting via stairway S by floor level; summary of level G occupants stairway choice, times to leave room, speeds of descent on stairs, and total evacuation times; monitored individual times engaged in various evacuation activities; wheelchair party descent times and travel speeds by element of stairway