Effect of cavity depth on smoke spreading of double-skin façade

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 970-979

  Chow, W K ^a   Hung, W Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CODES (STANDARDS); CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRACK INITIATION; FIRE HAZARDS; GLASS; HEAT FLUX; SMOKE;

CAVITY DEPTH; DOUBLE-SKIN FACADE (DSF); SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

FACADES;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CODES (STANDARDS); CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRACK INITIATION; FACADES; FIRE HAZARDS; GLASS; HEAT FLUX; SMOKE;

CONSTRUCTION METHOD;

EID: 33644701772     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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