- Author
- Zhao, C. M. | Lo, S. M. | Liu, M. | Zhang, S. P.
- Title
- Post-Fire Survey on the Pre-Evacuation Human Behavior.
- Coporate
- City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, P.R. China
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 45, No. 1/1st Quarter, 71-95, March 2009
- Keywords
- human behavior | evacuation | surveys | human response | occupants | human factors engineering | multistorey buildings | office buildings | high rise buildings | people movement | data analysis | female | male | education | emergencies | training | human performance
- Identifiers
- China; delay in the pre-evacuation reaction; comprehensive post-fire survey for a high-rise building fire in a major city in Mainland China - Xi'an; behavioral reactions at the recognition stage; behavioral reactions at the response dtage; gender vs. actions at the recognition stage; summary of sequence of actions; education level vs. actions at the recognition stage; choice rankings of actions of respondents with different education level at the recognition stage; emergency training vs. actions at the recognition stage; initial feeling vs. actions at recognition stage; pre-fire activities; cues of fire perception; factors influencing estimated pre-evacuation time