An examination of feasibility of elevator evacuation based on risk assessment

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 611-622

  Nakahama, Shinji ^a   Ebihara, Manabu ^b   Sekizawa, Ai ^b   Ikehata, Yuka ^a   Notake, Hiroaki ^c  

^a TAISEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c SHIMIZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEVATORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TALL BUILDINGS; TRAVEL TIME;

BUILDING FIRES; CASE-STUDIES; COMPLETION TIME; ELEVATOR CAR; ELEVATOR EVACUATION; HIGH RISE BUILDING; MAIN PARAMETERS; SEPTEMBER 11;

FIRES;

EID: 80455168381     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-611     Document Type: Conference Paper

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