- Author
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Stahl, F. I.
- Title
- Simulating Human Behavior in High-Rise Building Fires: Modeling Occupant Movement Through a Fire-Floor from Initial Alert to Safe Egress.
- Coporate
- Design Research Consultant, Woodside, NY
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS GCR 77-92
August 1977
53 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- TASK-B,-P.O.-NO.-512223
PROJECT-46301
- Keywords
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building fires
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fire behavior
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high rise buildings
- Abstract
- The objective of the current study is to present an alternative means through which to model the building fire system predict human responses in building fires, and test safety policies and building design alternatives. Focusing on the case of the high-rise office building, the investigation develops a methodology, and explores its implications for building design, planning and policy evaluation, and theory.