An evaluation method for the urban post-earthquake fire risk considering multiple scenarios of fire spread and evacuation

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-180

  Nishino, Tomoaki ^a   Tanaka, Takeyoshi ^b   Hokugo, Akihiko ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fires following an inland earthquake; Monte Carlo simulation; Risk; Urban evacuation model; Urban fire spread model

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FIRES; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LOCATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK PERCEPTION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKE FIRE RISKS; EVALUATION METHODS; FIRE OUTBREAK; FIRE SPREAD; FIRES FOLLOWING AN INLAND EARTHQUAKES; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; POST-EARTHQUAKE FIRES; UNCERTAIN FACTORS; URBAN EVACUATION MODELS; URBAN FIRE SPREAD MODELS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 84868211232     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2012.06.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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