Computer simulations vs. building guidance to enhance evacuation performance of buildings during emergency events

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1007-1019

  Sagun, Aysu ^a   Bouchlaghem, Dino ^b   Anumba, Chimay J ^c  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building evacuation; Building guidance; Building simulation; Crowd modelling; Emergency events

Indexed keywords

BUILDING EVACUATION; BUILDING SIMULATION; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; CROWD MODELLING; CROWD SIMULATION; DESIGN INFORMATION; DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; EMERGENCY EVENTS; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; PRE-PLANNING; PREDICTIVE MODELLING; PUBLIC AWARENESS; RESCUE OPERATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; STATIC INFORMATION; VIRTUAL SCENARIO;

BUILDING COMPONENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

BUILDING CODES;

EID: 78751642510     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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