Safety of tall buildings
Series: New Civil Engineer ; (1421) 29 November 2001, 8(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Tony Fitzpatrick a tall buildings expert who is heading an investigation into improving safety in these structures calls for better emergency evacuation procedures. These are arguably more important than the retrofitting of the buildings with hardened fire materials. Also discussed at a Tall Storeys Conference were changes in the designs of certain tall structures.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Tony Fitzpatrick a tall buildings expert who is heading an investigation into improving safety in these structures calls for better emergency evacuation procedures. These are arguably more important than the retrofitting of the buildings with hardened fire materials. Also discussed at a Tall Storeys Conference were changes in the designs of certain tall structures.