High-rise buildings have been rapidly increasing worldwide due to insufficient land availability in populated areas and their primary role as essential modern cities capitals. However, high-rise are very complicated the huge number of structural components elements unlike low-rise buildings, well these demand high stability for safety design requirements. This paper aims provide brief informati...

A review of literature related to fire evacuation in high-rise buildings was carried out with the following objectives, (1) to identify the key behavioural factors affecting the performance of people during a fire in a high-rise building, the singularities associated to this type of buildings and areas of future research; (2) to review the procedures and strategies currently adopted in high-ris...