An analysis of evacuation travel paths on stair landings by means of conditional probabilities
Ronchi, Enrico LU
; Reneke, Paul A.
; Kuligowski, Erica D.
and Peacock, Richard D.
(2014)
In Fire Safety Journal
65.
p.30-40
- Abstract
- This paper analyses data on occupants׳ movement on stair landings collected during an evacuation drill performed in a six-storey office building in the United States. A total of 215 occupant travel path trajectories were filmed and time on the stair landings and egress behaviours were analysed. Data were analysed using a probabilistic approach, i.e., the probability of different occupant travel paths were calculated in relation to two different factors: (1) crowding on the landings, and (2) the type of interactions between occupants (e.g., merging flows, deference/overtaking behaviours, etc.). Results showed that a higher number of occupants on stair landings caused an increase in the probability for (1) longer travel paths and (2) usage... (More)
- This paper analyses data on occupants׳ movement on stair landings collected during an evacuation drill performed in a six-storey office building in the United States. A total of 215 occupant travel path trajectories were filmed and time on the stair landings and egress behaviours were analysed. Data were analysed using a probabilistic approach, i.e., the probability of different occupant travel paths were calculated in relation to two different factors: (1) crowding on the landings, and (2) the type of interactions between occupants (e.g., merging flows, deference/overtaking behaviours, etc.). Results showed that a higher number of occupants on stair landings caused an increase in the probability for (1) longer travel paths and (2) usage of the outer boundaries on the stair/landing connections. This paper highlights that data and modelling assumptions should be used after a careful evaluation of their field of applicability. In the case of a low occupant load and non-homogenous merging streams (a higher number of people entering the landing from the stairs than the door), floors tend to be emptied from the top to the bottom. (Less)
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- author
- Ronchi, Enrico
LU
; Reneke, Paul A.
; Kuligowski, Erica D.
and Peacock, Richard D.
- organization
- publishing date
- 2014
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Building evacuation, Merging flows, Pedestrian movement, Travel paths, Conditional probabilities
- in
- Fire Safety Journal
- volume
- 65
- pages
- 30 - 40
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- wos:000335612300004
- scopus:84918541057
- ISSN
- 0379-7112
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.firesaf.2014.02.001
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 338ed029-c94d-4421-bf4c-e02908006d97 (old id 4350201)
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- 2016-04-01 15:02:44
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