Escape routes design specification analysis for optimum evacuation of 200 people in high-rise building

• Main Author: Mohamad Yatim, Yahya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Built Environment, UTM 2008
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8246/1/MohamadYatimYahya2008_Escape_routes_design_specification_analysis.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8246/; http://www.fab.utm.my/Home_FABPublicationJAB2008Jld13No4.html

Current issues in evacuation from the high-rise buildings, i.e. to either evacuate using staircase or elevator, the condition of escape routes provided in high-rise residential buildings, and people’s attitude toward fire safety, are still being debated by many parties. Escape routes in high-rise...