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Performance-Based Approach for Fire Safety in Aboveground Mass Rapid Transit Stations
Abstract The majority of fire safety studies on train stations have been on underground stations, because underground developments are considered to have a higher level of risk from the effects of a fire within a confined space. As a result, fire safety requirements for underground stations are relatively more rigorous compared to aboveground stations, and this is consistent with general fire safety provisions required by fire codes for underground facilities. A literature review of both local and international fire safety provisions for stations has shown that fire safety provisions for aboveground stations are generally lacking. This chapter presents a three-stage performance-based approach to evaluate fire safety on aboveground stations utilizing Singapore’s North-South and East-West lines as a case study. The assessment demonstrated that a significant portion of the platform of aboveground stations can continue to remain tenable from conditions resulting from a trainway fire, even with the consideration of wind in the adverse direction. The study also identified design consideration for fire safety provisions of aboveground stations that current local codes do not explicitly address.
Performance-Based Approach for Fire Safety in Aboveground Mass Rapid Transit Stations
Abstract The majority of fire safety studies on train stations have been on underground stations, because underground developments are considered to have a higher level of risk from the effects of a fire within a confined space. As a result, fire safety requirements for underground stations are relatively more rigorous compared to aboveground stations, and this is consistent with general fire safety provisions required by fire codes for underground facilities. A literature review of both local and international fire safety provisions for stations has shown that fire safety provisions for aboveground stations are generally lacking. This chapter presents a three-stage performance-based approach to evaluate fire safety on aboveground stations utilizing Singapore’s North-South and East-West lines as a case study. The assessment demonstrated that a significant portion of the platform of aboveground stations can continue to remain tenable from conditions resulting from a trainway fire, even with the consideration of wind in the adverse direction. The study also identified design consideration for fire safety provisions of aboveground stations that current local codes do not explicitly address.
Performance-Based Approach for Fire Safety in Aboveground Mass Rapid Transit Stations
Poon, S. Leong (author) / Onn, Adrian Cheong Wah (author) / Tan, Boon Tong (author)
Fire Science and Technology 2015 ; 521-529
2016-10-05
9 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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