Performance of stairs - Fundamental diagram and topographical measurements

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 268-278

  Burghardt, Sebastian ^a   Seyfried, Armin ^a,b   Klingsch, Wolfram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fundamental diagram; Pedestrian dynamics; Topographical measurements

Indexed keywords

TRANSPORTATION;

EVACUATION ROUTES; FIELD STUDIES; FUNDAMENTAL DIAGRAM; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; PEDESTRIAN DYNAMICS; TOPOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; TOPOGRAPHICAL MEASUREMENTS;

STAIRS;

DIAGRAM; PEDESTRIAN; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84903145326     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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