- Author
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Sekizawa, A.
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Nakahama, S.
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Notake, H.
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Ebihara, M.
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Ikehata, Y.
- Title
- Study on Feasibility of Evacuation Using Elevators in a High-Rise Building. Is Use of Elevator in Evacuation Really Effective for General People?
- Coporate
- Tokyo Univ., Japan
Taisei Corp., Japan
Shimizu Corp., Japan
- Book or Conf
- Use of Elevators in Fires and Other Emergencies Workshop. Proceedings. Co-Sponsored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International); National Institute of Stanards and Technology (NIST); International Code Council (ICC); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); U.S. Access Board and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). March 2-4, 2004,
Atlanta, GA,
1-15 p.,
2004
- Keywords
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elevators (lifts)
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emergencies
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fire fighters
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occupants
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evacuation
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high rise buildings
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apartments
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stairways
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specifications
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case histories
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equations
- Identifiers
- facts in evacuation in the high-rise apartments fire in Hiroshima City in 1996; selected means of evacuation by floor in the fire (n=55); frequency of daily use of stairs by floor (n=164); models of elevator service operation for evacuation; model of evacuation by stairs; specifications and results of calculation of evacuation by egress stairs; floor configuration and the elevation of a building for case study; occupant load and elevators condition in the building for case studies; evacuation time by elevators and by egress stairs in each bank and evacuation time by egress stairs for a whole building; comparison of evacuation completion time between the evacuation by emergency elevators and the evacuation by egress stairs as a function of the ratio of elevator use in D-Bank; comparison of transportation efficiency between two operation modes of emergency-use elevators for D-Bank assuming a fire in on the Bottom Floor in the D-Bank