Investigating the representation of merging behavior at the floor-stair interface in computer simulations of multi-floor building evacuations

Journal of Fire Protection Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-316

  Galea, E R ^a   Sharp, G ^a   Lawrence, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deference behavior; Evacuation; Evacuation simulation; High rise building; Stair merging behavior

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOORS; FLOW RATE; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); LANDING; MERGING; POPULATION STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TALL BUILDINGS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

BUILDING EVACUATIONS; COMPREHENSIVE MODELS; DEFERENCE BEHAVIOR; DESCENT FLOWS; EVACUATION; EVACUATION SIMULATION; EVACUATION TIMES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; HIGH RISE BUILDING; MERGING PROCESSES; MODEL PREDICTIONS; POPULATION DENSITIES; SPECIFIC DESIGNS;

STAIRS;

EID: 55349123971     PISSN: 10423915     EISSN: 1532172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1042391508095092     Document Type: Article

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