Shi L, Xie QY, Cheng XD, Chen L, Zhou Y, Zhang RF (2009) Developing a database for emergency evacuation model. Building and Environment 44(8), 1724-1729. [In English]

Web link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.11.008

Keywords:

Performance-based design, Evacuation, Database, Software, fire

Abstract: Performance-based design (PBD) has been playing an important function in fire safety of buildings, and how to accurately simulate occupants' behavior gains attention from fire engineers. With booming development of evacuation software, developing an extensive database for evacuation models is imperative and urgent. According to the literature, the whole process of evacuation includes several stages, such as pre-movement, action period, walking period, etc. In order to develop an evacuation model, data in these stages concerning pre-movement time, walking speed, occupant characteristics, actions and exit choice decisions are compiled in this paper. These data can be used as input parameters for evacuation models in PBD or in validating the evacuation models' accuracy. Crown Copyright (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.