An evacuation simulation model (ESM) for building evaluation
Citation
International journal on architectural science, v.6, no.1, 2005, pp. 15-30
Abstract
This study tries to develop an Evacuation Simulation Model (ESM) by which the architecture plans for egress routes can be compared at normal condition evacuation or emergency evacuation with static (fixed blockage of selected target spaces, e.g. earthquake; bomb) or dynamic (timed blocked of target spaces, e.g. fire) blocking. ESM can be used to identify the potential risk of the egress routed in the building evaluated and then some fire protection measures can be produced. It can also compare the evacuation performance for buildings, which include ones that meet the codes and those that do not. ESM can identify the potential risk of the egress paths in the building evaluated and then some fire protection measures can be produced.
(1) Introduction
(2) Models in evacuation simulation
(3) ESM
(4) Construction of model
(a) Factors controlling people movement between spaces
(b) Constructing an ESM configuration for the building evaluated
(5) Information requirements
(6) Output information
(7) Validation of model
(a) Experiment results
(b) ESM simulations
(c) Sensitivity test of ESM
(8) Conclusion
(9) References
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Subject
Type
Article
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Date
2005
Language
en