Numerical studies on evacuation at offices of a university building in Hong Kong

Kenny Kong; Wan Ki Chow; C. Jiang

doi:10.2190/AF.22.3.d

Numerical studies on evacuation at offices of a university building in Hong Kong

Kenny Kong, Wan Ki Chow, C. Jiang

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Fire safety in university campuses should be studied carefully. However, such systematic studies are not yet found in Hong Kong. It is understood that evacuation is a key point. In this article, evacuation will be simulated at the 8th level of a university building with different guess design. Both horizontal and vertical transport will be considered. Occupant loading is based on the maximum allowed figures in the local codes. Variation of the occupant loading will also be simulated. Results are useful for working out the evacuation strategy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-302
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Applied Fire Science
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2190/AF.22.3.d
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Condensed Matter Physics

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