Surveys were conducted in Toronto and Calgary to obtain information on current practice in smoke-control systems in high-rise buildings. The surveys revealed that most office buildings and hospitals are fully sprinklered, occasionally together with stair and elevator shafts protected by mechanical pressurization. In most office buildings the mechanical ventilation system is designed to be used for exhausting smoke from the fire area. In most apartment buildings under 36 m high, balconies are used as refuge areas; over 36 m high, pressurized stair and elevator shafts are common. Provisions are made in some instances for mechanically pressurizing the corridors to assist in confining smoke to the fire compartment.Des enqu\ueates ont \ue9t\ue9 ...
The time necessary to evacuate today's high-rise buildings in a fire emergency is unsatisfactory fro...
Changes in building methods, the use of new materials and the rapid growth of high-rise building con...
Literature on the various types of pressurization systems, stair use during evacuation, and code req...
Elevator shaft and stairwell shaft pressurization systems are studied as means of smoke migration pr...
A sprinkler-system controls the amount of smoke generated by fire as well as its spread, and should ...
In the event of a fire, smoke migrates from the fire floor to upper floors mainly through vertical s...
Pearsall discusses how improvements in the prevention of fires in high rise buildings in Record Maga...
Tests have been conducted on four tall buildings to determine the rate of air extraction required to...
Venting is an effective way to prevent smoke from spreading from a fire area into escape routes and ...
Empirical thesis.Bibliography: pages 77-79.1. Introduction -- 2. Background and related work -- 3. M...
Buildings are evolving in height, construction materials, use, and compartmental composition at sta...
Fire in high buildings presents some special problems of life safety. The time required for evacuati...
It is recognised that smoke is the major killer in most fires. In buildings with mechanical heating,...
Tests were conducted in the experimental fire tower at the National Research Council of Canada to st...
Measurements made on two buildings reveal that leaky wall construction of a smoke shaft can seriousl...
The time necessary to evacuate today's high-rise buildings in a fire emergency is unsatisfactory fro...
Changes in building methods, the use of new materials and the rapid growth of high-rise building con...
Literature on the various types of pressurization systems, stair use during evacuation, and code req...
Elevator shaft and stairwell shaft pressurization systems are studied as means of smoke migration pr...
A sprinkler-system controls the amount of smoke generated by fire as well as its spread, and should ...
In the event of a fire, smoke migrates from the fire floor to upper floors mainly through vertical s...
Pearsall discusses how improvements in the prevention of fires in high rise buildings in Record Maga...
Tests have been conducted on four tall buildings to determine the rate of air extraction required to...
Venting is an effective way to prevent smoke from spreading from a fire area into escape routes and ...
Empirical thesis.Bibliography: pages 77-79.1. Introduction -- 2. Background and related work -- 3. M...
Buildings are evolving in height, construction materials, use, and compartmental composition at sta...
Fire in high buildings presents some special problems of life safety. The time required for evacuati...
It is recognised that smoke is the major killer in most fires. In buildings with mechanical heating,...
Tests were conducted in the experimental fire tower at the National Research Council of Canada to st...
Measurements made on two buildings reveal that leaky wall construction of a smoke shaft can seriousl...
The time necessary to evacuate today's high-rise buildings in a fire emergency is unsatisfactory fro...
Changes in building methods, the use of new materials and the rapid growth of high-rise building con...
Literature on the various types of pressurization systems, stair use during evacuation, and code req...