ANALYSIS OF AIRPORT TERMINALS IN THE CONTEXT OF FIRE HAZARDS

Authors : Resime Nur YILDIRIM, Füsun DEMİREL

Pages : 479-487

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Publication Date : 2019-12-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of catching up with the speed of today`s life makes air travel more attractive in the eyes of people and reinforces the importance of airport terminals. The main purpose of taking fire safety measures in these buildings, which gained a different identity with the characteristic of being the first contact point with the city, is; in addition to ensuring the safety of life and property, the matter of operation continuity is also a very important situation. In order for the passive fire safety measures for all of these situations to be appropriate and sufficient, possible fire hazards must be known from the very beginning of the design. For this purpose, in this study, typical features of the airport terminals in terms of architectural program, spatial organization, functional relationship, building structure, building elements and building materials were determined and based on these determinations, fire hazards were revealed in terms of spatial and occupant profile.
Keywords : Airport terminal, Typical features, Occupant Profile, Fire hazards