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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2017.31.6.047

A Study on Identifying Problems by the Comparative Analysis of High-Rise Apartment Evacuation Design Codes  

Hwang, Eun-Kyoung (Building and Urban Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Seo, Dong-Goo (Building and Urban Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Publication Information
Fire Science and Engineering / v.31, no.6, 2017 , pp. 47-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
The recent tragic outbreak of fire at the Grenfell Tower in the United Kingdom compels all branches of government to reexamine and reassess the safety measures against fires in high-rise buildings from a broad perspective. Accordingly, this study examined what problems stem from the current evacuation codes by comparative analysis of the high-rise apartment evacuation codes that range over various individual laws before introducing a new evacuation code. The outcome of this study can be utilized as basic data for amending the existing evacuation codes for high-rise buildings. The codes related to high-rise building evacuation include the Building Act, the Housing Act, the Skyscraper Disaster Management Act, and the Fire-Fighting System Act. Some local governments have also drawn up their own codes and put them into practice. Comparative analysis of the major evacuation codes has helped identify a variety of problems, such as different codes being applied to each individual law and ordinance, the use of additional codes other than the provisions of laws and ordinances, and the in effectiveness of evacuation codes. Most of these problems occur when diverse codes are applied to a single building, which means that cooperation among the relevant ministries is urgently needed to improve the related codes in the future.
Keywords
High-rise Apartment; Fire Safety; Evacuation Regulation; Evacuation Capacity; Occupant Density;
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Times Cited By KSCI : 1  (Citation Analysis)
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