Study on the Performance of a Proposed Fire Safe Elevator System used for Evacuation in Supertall Buildings

Long evacuation time is a key fire safety concern when a supertall building is on fire. The elevator system can be an effective alternative. The performance of a design of fire safe elevator system combining the refuge place with fire safe elevator is studied. An example building based on this propo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cai Na, Shen Shifei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20168201015