Constructal theory of pedestrian dynamics

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 373, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 1734-1738

  Miguel, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Constructal theory; Optimal capacity; Optimal level of service; Pedestrian streams

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTAL THEORY; DANGEROUS SITUATIONS; FLOW ARCHITECTURES; OPTIMAL CAPACITY; OPTIMAL LEVEL; PEDESTRIAN DENSITY; PEDESTRIAN DYNAMICS; PEDESTRIAN STREAMS;

BODIES OF REVOLUTION;

EID: 77952275407     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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