Virtual-reality-based feasibility study of evacuation time compared to the traditional calculation method

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 377-391

  Shih, Naai Jung ^a   Lin, Ching Yuan ^a   Yang, Chih Hsiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EGRESS SIGNS; EVACUATION PLANNING; OCCUPANT EVACUATION;

FIRES;

EID: 0033748842     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(00)00009-6     Document Type: Article

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