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Evacuation from assembly halls containing loose and linked chairs - An experimental study

Matevski, Aleksandar and Nilsson, Tobias (2008) In LUTVDG/TVBB--5248--SE
Fire Protection Engineering 3,5 years
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to examine and analyze the difference in safety during evacuation with linked and unlinked chairs, respectively. In order to do this a series of experiments were concluded in a large assembly hall at Lund University. Three different setups were used in the experiments; one with a sturdy linkage, one with chairs linked together with cable ties and finally one setup with the chairs unlinked. The experiments were documented and the evacuees answered a questionnaire. The results were examined and analyzed in order to see if any conclusions could be drawn.
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author
Matevski, Aleksandar and Nilsson, Tobias
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
evacuation experiment, linkage method, linked chairs, loose chairs, loose objects, Fire Protection Engineering, temporary setup, evacuation, assembly hall, escape route, Brandteknik
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB--5248--SE
report number
5248
ISSN
1402-3504
language
English
id
1317540
date added to LUP
2008-02-13 00:00:00
date last changed
2014-03-10 10:40:27
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  author       = {{Matevski, Aleksandar and Nilsson, Tobias}},
  issn         = {{1402-3504}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB--5248--SE}},
  title        = {{Evacuation from assembly halls containing loose and linked chairs - An experimental study}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}