Improving the design of tall buildings after 9/11
Language: English Series: Structural Survey ; 23(4) 2005 265-281(17)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Research paper investigating the design features that would enhance the safety of tall buildings in the wake of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. Research carried out among architects and civil engineers in Singapore reveals that such buildings are generally considered to be safe, in relation to their structural design, fire safety features and means of escape, but that they would welcome performance-based design codes. The four most effective methods to improve the safety of tall buildings are deemed to be lighted exit signs at floor levels, a design code for super tall buildings, the provision of fire refuge and rescue floors, and decentralization of fire systems.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Research paper investigating the design features that would enhance the safety of tall buildings in the wake of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. Research carried out among architects and civil engineers in Singapore reveals that such buildings are generally considered to be safe, in relation to their structural design, fire safety features and means of escape, but that they would welcome performance-based design codes. The four most effective methods to improve the safety of tall buildings are deemed to be lighted exit signs at floor levels, a design code for super tall buildings, the provision of fire refuge and rescue floors, and decentralization of fire systems.