Large Eddy Simulation of stack effect on natural smoke exhausting effect in urban road tunnel fires

J Ji, ZH Gao, CG Fan, JH Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper has analyzed the effect of stack effect on natural ventilation with increasing shaft
height in urban road tunnel fires by Large Eddy Simulation (LES). Results have shown that it …

Upgrading of fire safety requirement for tall buildings in Bulgaria and proposal of implementing fire safety management under facility management

ML Ivanov, WK Chow, TK Yue, HL Tsang, W Peng - Facilities, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to check and fill the gap between the existing fire
safety regulations for newly built tall buildings in Bulgaria and those in areas with rapid …

Influence of cross-sectional area and aspect ratio of shaft on natural ventilation in urban road tunnel

J Ji, JY Han, CG Fan, ZH Gao, JH Sun - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper has analysed the influence of cross-sectional area and aspect ratio of shaft on
natural ventilation in urban road tunnel fires by Large Eddy Simulation (LES). Results have …

Full-scale fire experiments and simulation of tunnel with vertical shafts

YF Wang, T Qin, XF Sun, S Liu, JC Jiang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Based on the data gained from the full-scale experiments and Computational Fluid
Dynamics theory, the fire characteristic in tunnel with natural ventilation systems is …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation on mechanical enhancement and fire resistance of carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced concrete

Z Yu, D Lau - Coupled Syst. Mech, 2017 - scholar.archive.org
To cope with the demand on giant and durable buildings, reinforcement of concrete is a
practical problem being extensively investigated in the civil engineering field. Among …

[HTML][HTML] Fire Evacuation for People with Functional Disabilities in High-Rise Buildings: A Sco** Review

Y Lyu, H Wang - Buildings, 2025 - mdpi.com
Fire emergencies pose significant risks to occupants in high-rise buildings, particularly
individuals with functional limitations who struggle with conventional evacuation facilities …

Effect of polypropylene fibers on concrete fire resistance

S Shihada - Journal of civil engineering and management, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of polypropylene fibers on fire
resistance of concrete. In order to achieve this, concrete mixtures are prepared by using …

Numerical investigation of fire in the cavity of naturally ventilated double skin façade with venetian blinds

Y Huang, S Yeboah, J Shao - Building Services Engineering …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Double skin façades (DSFs), offer great views, architectural aesthetics, and energy savings.
Yet, in a fire event the glass façade breaks leading to risks to human life and firefighting …

Effects of vertical shaft geometry on natural ventilation in urban road tunnel fires

J Ji, CG Fan, ZH Gao, JH Sun - Journal of Civil Engineering and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
A set of burning experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of vertical shaft
geometry on natural ventilation in urban road tunnel fires. Results show that using vertical …

Modeling of positive pressure ventilation to prevent smoke spreading in sprinklered high-rise buildings

M Li, Z Gao, J Ji, K Li - Fire safety journal, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the positive pressure ventilation to prevent the smoke from entering the
stairwell using Large Eddy Simulation in a sprinklered high-rise building with the heat …