- Author
- Galea, E. R. | Sharp, G. | Lawrence, P. J. | Holden, R.
- Title
- Approximating the Evacuation of the World Trade Center North Tower Using Computer Simulation.
- Coporate
- Greenwich Univ., London, England
- Journal
- Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 2, 85-115, May 2008
- Keywords
- World Trade Center | evacuation | computer simulation | high rise buildings | scenarios | response time | survivors | architects | fire investigations | stairways | geometry | sensitivity analysis | surveys | fire fighters | computer programs
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; buildingEXODUS; population travel speed; response time distribution used within the WTC simulations; engineering based response time distribution; Personal Evacuation Time (PET); Cumulative Wait Time (CWT); state of stairs; staircase served above 91st floor; single surviving staircase above 91st floor