Characteristic features of the behavior and perception of evacuees from the Daegu subway fire and safety measures in an underground fire

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 415-422

  Jeon, Gyuyeob ^a   Hong, Wonhwa ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behavior and perception; Daegu subway fire; Evacuation; Fire safety; Underground

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; RAILROADS; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS; EVACUATION; EVACUATION PROCESS; EVACUATION SAFETIES; FIRE SAFETY; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; SUBWAY FIRE; UNDERGROUND;

FIRES;

EID: 72049101890     PISSN: 13467581     EISSN: 13472852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3130/jaabe.8.415     Document Type: Article

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