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Fire Safety of Historical Buildings traditional versus innovative "behavioural design" solutions by using wayfinding systems [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Cham Springer Verlag 2017ISBN:
  • 9783319557441
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 690.241 $2 18
Online resources: Summary: Applies a behavioural point of view to individuals? fire safety in historic buildings. It outlines theoretical and operative issues, based on recent studies and international guidelines. Firstly, critical issues for Building Heritage fire safety are widely discussed, by including the modelling of human factor and man-environment-fire interference in these architectural spaces. A significant part of the book includes a discussion on emergency modelling and simulation. A source code for representing the fire evacuation process (including man-evacuation facilities interactions) is offered to the reader. Methods for effectiveness assessment of risk-reducing solutions are provided and tested in a case-study.
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Applies a behavioural point of view to individuals? fire safety in historic buildings. It outlines theoretical and operative issues, based on recent studies and international guidelines. Firstly, critical issues for Building Heritage fire safety are widely discussed, by including the modelling of human factor and man-environment-fire interference in these architectural spaces. A significant part of the book includes a discussion on emergency modelling and simulation. A source code for representing the fire evacuation process (including man-evacuation facilities interactions) is offered to the reader. Methods for effectiveness assessment of risk-reducing solutions are provided and tested in a case-study.