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Estimation of vertical displacement during ascending evacuation

Halder, Amitava LU and Kuklane, Kalev LU (2016) p.145-150
Abstract
This paper describes an ascending evacuation model based on physical work capacity, when exhaustion may play a key role during evacuation. The experiment was carried out on a stair machine (StairMaster, SM5, USA) which involved 13 male and 12 female subjects. Individual climbing speeds at 50 and 70 % of their maximal aerobic capacity (% VO2max) level (L1 and L2) were selected for 3 minutes, and 90 %, the last level (L3) was up to 5 minutes or until exhaustion for the model development on the first 19 subjects. The model was then validated on the last 6 subjects with intended exercise levels at their 60, 75 and 90 % of their maximal aerobic capacity corresponding up to 120, 15 and 5 minutes of continuous work, respectively. The maximum... (More)
This paper describes an ascending evacuation model based on physical work capacity, when exhaustion may play a key role during evacuation. The experiment was carried out on a stair machine (StairMaster, SM5, USA) which involved 13 male and 12 female subjects. Individual climbing speeds at 50 and 70 % of their maximal aerobic capacity (% VO2max) level (L1 and L2) were selected for 3 minutes, and 90 %, the last level (L3) was up to 5 minutes or until exhaustion for the model development on the first 19 subjects. The model was then validated on the last 6 subjects with intended exercise levels at their 60, 75 and 90 % of their maximal aerobic capacity corresponding up to 120, 15 and 5 minutes of continuous work, respectively. The maximum vertical displacement (hvert in m/min) can be calculated according to:
hvert = -21.7727+0.4024*VO2max+0.2658*% VO2max. (Less)
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Physical work capacity, Oxygen Consumption, Heart rate, Fatigue, Evacuation speed, Stairs
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Proceedings of the Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2016.
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Song, Weigou ; Ma, Jian and Fu, Libi
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122
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6 pages
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English
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  abstract     = {{This paper describes an ascending evacuation model based on physical work capacity, when exhaustion may play a key role during evacuation. The experiment was carried out on a stair machine (StairMaster, SM5, USA) which involved 13 male and 12 female subjects. Individual climbing speeds at 50 and 70 % of their maximal aerobic capacity (% VO2max) level (L1 and L2) were selected for 3 minutes, and 90 %, the last level (L3) was up to 5 minutes or until exhaustion for the model development on the first 19 subjects. The model was then validated on the last 6 subjects with intended exercise levels at their 60, 75 and 90 % of their maximal aerobic capacity corresponding up to 120, 15 and 5 minutes of continuous work, respectively. The maximum vertical displacement (hvert in m/min) can be calculated according to:<br/>hvert = -21.7727+0.4024*VO2max+0.2658*% VO2max.}},
  author       = {{Halder, Amitava and Kuklane, Kalev}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2016.}},
  editor       = {{Song, Weigou and Ma, Jian and Fu, Libi}},
  keywords     = {{Physical work capacity; Oxygen Consumption; Heart rate; Fatigue; Evacuation speed; Stairs}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  pages        = {{145--150}},
  title        = {{Estimation of vertical displacement during ascending evacuation}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/25065339/PED2016_full_papers.pdf}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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