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Probabilistic study of number of doors open simultaneously to fire-isolated stairs in basement carparks

Nilsson, Josefin LU (2017) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20162
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract
This thesis investigates occupant evacuation in basement carparks. The thesis aims to develop a calculation model to determine the probability of different number of doors to fire-isolated stairs being open simultaneously during an evacuation scenario. Research is done on previous studies of occupant evacuation, including the pre-evacuation and evacuation phase, which is the base for a conceptual model. A probabilistic method is employed and the conceptual model is incorporated into a spreadsheet which by use of different distributions and formulas simulates the probabilities of stair-doors being open simultaneously. A case study shows the use of the spreadsheet and the results. The results and limitations of the model are analyzed in a... (More)
This thesis investigates occupant evacuation in basement carparks. The thesis aims to develop a calculation model to determine the probability of different number of doors to fire-isolated stairs being open simultaneously during an evacuation scenario. Research is done on previous studies of occupant evacuation, including the pre-evacuation and evacuation phase, which is the base for a conceptual model. A probabilistic method is employed and the conceptual model is incorporated into a spreadsheet which by use of different distributions and formulas simulates the probabilities of stair-doors being open simultaneously. A case study shows the use of the spreadsheet and the results. The results and limitations of the model are analyzed in a sensitivity analysis and comparison to an existing model. (Less)
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This thesis investigates occupant evacuation in basement carparks. The thesis aims to develop a calculation model to determine the probability of different number of doors to fire-isolated stairs being open simultaneously during an evacuation scenario. Research is done on previous studies of occupant evacuation, including the pre-evacuation and evacuation phase, which is the base for a conceptual model. A probabilistic method is employed and the conceptual model is incorporated into a spreadsheet which by use of different distributions and formulas simulates the probabilities of stair-doors being open simultaneously. A case study shows the use of the spreadsheet and the results. The results and limitations of the model are analyzed in a... (More)
This thesis investigates occupant evacuation in basement carparks. The thesis aims to develop a calculation model to determine the probability of different number of doors to fire-isolated stairs being open simultaneously during an evacuation scenario. Research is done on previous studies of occupant evacuation, including the pre-evacuation and evacuation phase, which is the base for a conceptual model. A probabilistic method is employed and the conceptual model is incorporated into a spreadsheet which by use of different distributions and formulas simulates the probabilities of stair-doors being open simultaneously. A case study shows the use of the spreadsheet and the results. The results and limitations of the model are analyzed in a sensitivity analysis and comparison to an existing model. (Less)
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author
Nilsson, Josefin LU
supervisor
organization
course
VBRM01 20162
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Carpark, basement, evacuation, stair pressurization, CarParkEvac, fire-isolated stair, pre-evacuation time, movement time, travel speed, travel distance, conceptual model, probability, probabilistic method, distributions, calculation model, simulations, case study, sensitivity analysis
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5544
other publication id
LUTVDG/TVBB--5544--SE
language
English
id
8917756
date added to LUP
2017-06-21 10:03:28
date last changed
2017-06-21 10:03:28
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  abstract     = {{This thesis investigates occupant evacuation in basement carparks. The thesis aims to develop a calculation model to determine the probability of different number of doors to fire-isolated stairs being open simultaneously during an evacuation scenario. Research is done on previous studies of occupant evacuation, including the pre-evacuation and evacuation phase, which is the base for a conceptual model. A probabilistic method is employed and the conceptual model is incorporated into a spreadsheet which by use of different distributions and formulas simulates the probabilities of stair-doors being open simultaneously. A case study shows the use of the spreadsheet and the results. The results and limitations of the model are analyzed in a sensitivity analysis and comparison to an existing model.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Josefin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Probabilistic study of number of doors open simultaneously to fire-isolated stairs in basement carparks}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}