Simulation study on the effect of pre-evacuation time and exit width on evacuation

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1381-1388

  Chu, Guanquan ^a   Sun, Jinhua ^a   Wang, Qingsong ^a   Chen, Sining ^a  

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

Author keywords

Evacuation; Exit width; Fire; Normal distribution; Occupant density; Pre evacuation time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748938394     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-1381-0     Document Type: Article

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