Keywords |
Apartment ; Balcony remodeling ; Evacuation space ; Fire simulation |
Abstract |
Balcony remodeling in apartment has been legally permitted and consequential law relating to installation of sheltering space was introduced;. However, there happen a lot of cases of balcony remodeling without installing sheltering space. This study includes a case study using a fire simulation. This study analyzed the safety level about the three sheltering space and entrance in apartment. The safety degree was examined by the standard of its life safety function of the residents. In addition, in anticipation of various ignition points, safety level was analyzed according to ignition points classified by sheltering space. As a result of analysis of simulation by evacuation space at the balcony located at the front master room is more or less safe in comparison with other sheltering space, and the result according to ignition points shows that the evacuation space located at the front was on the whole, much safer than that located at the other balcony or entrance. This aspect is considered to be a difference resulting from the distance from fire occurrence point to evacuation space and a fire’s spreading speed. |