Occupant evacuation and orientation problems in large halls - an exhibition building case study

Fire and Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 369-373

  Horasan, M B N ^a  

^a Scientific Services Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EXHIBITION BUILDINGS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

EMERGENCY EVACUATION;

FIRES;

EID: 0033298454     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(199911/12)23:6<369::AID-FAM713>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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