- Author
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Tubbs, J. S.
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Meacham, B.
- Title
- Fire and Life Safety Assessment of U.S. Egress and Sprinkler Requriements Within Nightclubs: A Preliminary Update.
- Coporate
- Arup Fire, Westborough, MA
- Report
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Volume 2,
- Book or Conf
- Interflam 2004. (Interflam '04). International Interflam Conference, 10th Proceedings. Volume 2. July 5-7, 2004. Organised by Interscience Communications Ltd. in association with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Edinburgh, Scotland,
1139-1153 p.,
2004
- Keywords
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fire science
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fire safety
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egress
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sprinklers
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life safety
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building fires
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case histories
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legislation
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construction
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acceptance criteria
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heat release rate
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smoke movement
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occupants
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evacuation
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evacuation time
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codes
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nightclubs
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nightclubs
- Identifiers
- STEPS; Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS); nightclub fires; Cocoanut Grove Night Club, Boston, Massachusetts, November 28, 1942; Rhythm Club Dance Hall, Natchez, Mississippi, April 23, 1940; Beverly Hills Supper Club, Southgate, Kentucky, May 28, 1977; Happy Land Social Club, Bronx, New York, March 25, 1990; summary of historical incidents; performance review of typical nightclub spaces; STEPS egress calculation parameters and results; performance review results (non-sprinkler cases); results from the STEPS simulations; effect of number of occupants upon evacuation time; effect of vestibule door on evacuation time; Pauls evacuation timeline