Modeling occupant evacuation using cellular automata - Effect of human behavior and building characteristics on evacuation

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-240

  Yang, Lizhong ^a   Fang, Weifeng ^a   Fan, Weicheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; Fire; Human behavior; Occupant evacuation

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; FIRE PROTECTION;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0037704147     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734904103021003004     Document Type: Article

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