Risk analysis and fire safety engineering

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 313-329

  Frantzich, Håkan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evacuation; Event tree; Fire; Monte Carlo; Risk analysis; Risk evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007473910     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(98)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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