Multimodal mesoscopic approach in modeling pedestrian evacuation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2090, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Gangi, Massimo Di ^a   Velonà, Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DYNAMIC LOADS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

% REDUCTIONS; COST-FUNCTION; DYNAMIC NETWORK LOADING; EVACUATION PROCEDURES; MESOSCOPICS; MULTI-MODAL; PEDESTRIAN EVACUATIONS; RISK EXPOSURE; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN AREAS;

COST FUNCTIONS;

EID: 76149119073     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2090-06     Document Type: Article

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