Modelling subgroup behaviour in crowd dynamics DEM simulation

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4408-4423

  Singh, Harmeet ^a   Arter, Robyn ^b   Dodd, Louise ^b   Langston, Paul ^b   Lester, Edward ^b   Drury, John ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crowd dynamics; DEM; Mathematical modelling; Safety; Subgroup

Indexed keywords

CROWD DYNAMICS; DEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; SAFETY; SUBGROUP;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 68049123254     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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