Collection and analysis of pre-evacuation time data collected from evacuation trials conducted in library facilities in Brazil

Journal of Applied Fire Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-40

  Tavares, R Machado ^a   Gwynne, S ^b   Galea, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b JENSEN HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIBRARY FACILITIES; PRE-EVACUATION; TIME DATA;

COMPUTATION THEORY; DATA ACQUISITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 39049128716     PISSN: 10444300     EISSN: 15414183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AF.15.1.b     Document Type: Article

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