Effect of varying two key parameters in simulating evacuation for subway stations in China

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-451

  Jiang, C S ^a   Yuan, F ^b   Chow, W K ^c  

^a CHINA ACADEMY OF SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Evacuation; Staircase; Subway stations

Indexed keywords

DEFAULT VALUES; EVACUATION; EVACUATION MODELS; EVACUATION TIME; FIELD SURVEYS; GROUND SURFACES; KEY PARAMETERS; PASSENGER BEHAVIOR; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SUBWAY SYSTEMS; TICKET HALLS; TRAVEL DISTANCE; TWO PARAMETER;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RAILROADS; SUBWAY STATIONS; UNDERPASSES;

STAIRS;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHINA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY EVACUATION; ERGONOMICS; EVACUATION TIME; FLOW RATE; PARAMETER; PASSENGER FLOW DENSITY; PLATFORM EMPTYING TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STAIRCASE; SUBWAY STATION; TICKET HALL TRAVEL TIME; TIME; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAVEL;

EID: 77049103062     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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