The purpose of this paper was to develop a fire index system for measuring the compliance
of high-rise residential buildings with fire requirements in the Emirate of Sharjah, and also to …

The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical factors affecting fire accidents in high-rise
residential buildings in the Emirate of Sharjah in order to find solutions that contribute to …

요약 신규 고층 건축물에는 발전된 화재안전 관련 기준 및 법령이 적용되고 있지만 기존에
지어진 고층 건축물은 이전의 화재안전 설계기준에 따라 유지관리가 이루어지고 있어 …

Fires pose significant risks, encompassing loss of life, destruction of property, and
substantial adverse impacts on the economy. Therefore, the prioritization of fire safety in …

A Fire Safety Ranking System (EB-FSRS) is proposed for assessing the fire safety provisions
in existing high-rise nonresidential buildings in Hong Kong. The objective is to investigate …

A survey was carried out in a district in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(HKSAR) to investigate the fire safety aspects of old highrise non‐residential buildings. Key …

For old/existing buildings, detailed fire risk assessments based on current codes and
standards may result in unrealistic conclusions. Hence, it is desired that more holistic …

A quantitative fire risk analysis computer model CUrisk is being developed at Carleton
University to evaluate the fire performance of buildings. For different fire scenarios, fire …

The practice of structural fire safety engineering remains to be case-specific and the
estimation of fire resistance of structures is mostly deterministic. Many researchers in …

Fire safety in old high-rise buildings is of great concern to the general public as a result of
several big fires occurred over the past 10 years. A fire safety evaluation system is essential …