Constructal design of pedestrian evacuation from an area

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Lui, C H ^a   Fong, N K ^a   Lorente, S ^b   Bejan, A ^c   Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED PHYSICS; ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES; CONSTRUCTAL DESIGN; EVACUATION TIME; EVOLUTIONARY DESIGN; FLOOR AREAS; FUNDAMENTAL FEATURES; PEDESTRIAN EVACUATIONS; PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT; RECTANGULAR AREA;

ASPECT RATIO; FLOORS;

DESIGN;

EID: 84872868563     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4780612     Document Type: Article

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