Fire safety aspects of refuge floors in supertall buildings with computational fluid dynamics

High‐rise buildings in many big cities in the Far East, including Hong Kong, call for refuge floors as a matter of both practicality and compliance with regulations. Even though many countries’ fire codes are not clear in spelling out the necessity for refuge floors, it is accepted within construct...

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Main Authors: Cheuk Lun Chow, Wan Ki Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2009-09-01
Series:Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
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Online Access:https://www.bme.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/6418