'Waiting time' for evacuation in crowded areas

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3757-3761

  Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crowded space; Evacuation; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EVACUATION CODES; HUMAN RESPONSE TIME; WAITING TIME;

SHOPPING CENTERS;

BUILDING CODES; SHOPPING CENTERS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

PUBLIC ACCESS; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 34249932610     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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