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Flyen, C, Hauge , Å L, Almås, A-J and Godbolt , Å L (2018) Municipal collaborative planning boosting climate resilience in the built environment. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(01), 58-69.
Gatti, M P (2018) Maintenance, reconstruction and prevention for the regeneration of historic towns and centers. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(01), 96-111.
Godbolt, Å L, Flyen, C, Hauge, Å L, Flyen, A-C and Moen, L L (2018) Future resilience of cultural heritage buildings: how do residents make sense of public authorities’ sustainability measures?. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(01), 18-30.
Lassandro, P and Cosola, T (2018) Climate change mitigation: resilience indicators for roof solutions. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(01), 4-17.
Marques, M, Monteiro, R and Delgado, R (2018) An improved model for seismic risk assessment in Portugal. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(01), 70-83.
Ortiz, R, Macias-Bernal, J M and Ortiz, P (2018) Vulnerability and buildings service life applied to preventive conservation in cultural heritage. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(01), 31-47.
Rahouti, A, Datoussaïd, S and Descamps, T (2018) Safety assessment of a high-rise dormitory in case of fire. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(01), 84-95.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: risk management; safety; fire; evacuation; agent-based modelling; high-rise dormitory
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-10-2016-0039
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Purpose This paper aims to focus on the combination of fire- and agent-based modelling approaches to assess the level of safety of a multi-storeyed building case study. Design/methodology/approach For an existing building to be occupied such as the engineering student dormitory of Mons (Belgium), engineers must establish, among the other things, that the building affords a sufficient level of safety during fire incident. This can be verified in accordance with prescriptive- and performance-based methodologies. The performance-based approach consists on using simulation tools such as fire dynamics simulator with evacuation to ensure/verify the level of safety required. In this paper, a model case study was built and then various scenarios have been implemented to answer some safety questions. Findings For this building layout, the results demonstrate that combining different egress components (i.e. stairs and outdoor ladders) has a negative impact on the evacuation process than using only the stairs to evacuate the building; phased evacuation strategy will not necessarily lead to faster evacuation; adding fire doors in the stairs and between the floors has a beneficial effect on the evacuation process. Originality/value This case study proposes some recommendations about adapted evacuation strategy and investments to improve the safety of high-rise student’s dormitory in case of fire.
Yaman Galantini, Z D and Tezer, A (2018) Resilient urban planning process in question: Istanbul case. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(01), 48-57.