Analysis of trample disaster and a case study - Mihong bridge fatality in China in 2004

Safety Science

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1255-1270

  Zhen, Wang ^a,b   Mao, Liu ^a   Yuan, Zhao ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QILU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crowd disaster; Crowd gathering procedure; Mathematical modeling; Quantitative analysis; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; EQUATIONS OF STATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CASE STUDIES; CRITICAL POINTS; CROWD DISASTER; CROWD GATHERING PROCEDURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MODEL AND SIMULATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY;

ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CASE STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CROWDING; DATA ANALYSIS; DISASTER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATALITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TOURISM;

EID: 49149099041     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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