| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Evacuation by elevators: who goes first? (PDF, 331 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Proulx, G.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Workshop on Use of Elevators in Fires and Other Emergencies: 02 March 2004, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Subject | highrise; evacuation; elevator; Fire |
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| Abstract | This paper takes the stand that elevator evacuation is inevitable in highrise structures to ensure a fast and efficient evacuation of occupants during emergencies. Assuming that all technical issues are solved, the procedure to use elevators during an actual fire emergency becomes the most critical element to consider. Highrise building occupants are considered capable of following an elevator evacuation procedure as long as instructions are readily available in the building, regular training takes place and information is provided to the occupants during an emergency to support their use of elevators. A research agenda to measure the efficacy of such a procedure is proposed since no evacuation plan should be implemented without proper evaluation by a competent researcher. |
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| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
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| Note | Aussi disponible en français: Évacuation par ascenseur : à qui la priorité? |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 46298
NRC-IRC-15538 |
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| NPARC number | 20386273 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | e0f7cea1-36c9-4e76-93b2-27198e8b53c6 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-25 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-17 |
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