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008			051107n2005 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u131474
041	0		_aeng
100	1		_aYean Yng Ling, Florence
245	0	0	_aImproving the design of tall buildings after 9/11
260			_c2005
490		0	_aStructural Survey _v23(4) 2005 265-281(17)
520			_aResearch 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.
590			_aIKA081105
690			_aMANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-FIRE SAFETY-FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING
700	1		_aLay Hong Soh
942			_n0
999			_c76103 _d76103