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Fönsterutrymning – en experimentell studie av personflöde och säkerhetsmässiga aspekter vid utrymning via fönster

Rosenqvist Bergenzaun, Christoffer LU and Holmberg, Kasper LU (2022) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20212
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract
Evacuation flow through connections such as doorways and staircases is a subject that has been studied and documented for decades. Evacuation flow through windows however is a subject that has been studied to a much lesser extent. Swedish regulation allows windows to be used as an evacuation route, but little is known about what flow can be expected through such an opening. Given peoples unfamiliarity with egress through a window one may suspect elevated feelings of discomfort for the evacuees. This report will aim to determine what physical factors affect the evacuation flow and how they affect people in terms of security.

The result from the experiment shows us that factors such as: the window’s construction, internal and external... (More)
Evacuation flow through connections such as doorways and staircases is a subject that has been studied and documented for decades. Evacuation flow through windows however is a subject that has been studied to a much lesser extent. Swedish regulation allows windows to be used as an evacuation route, but little is known about what flow can be expected through such an opening. Given peoples unfamiliarity with egress through a window one may suspect elevated feelings of discomfort for the evacuees. This report will aim to determine what physical factors affect the evacuation flow and how they affect people in terms of security.

The result from the experiment shows us that factors such as: the window’s construction, internal and external height to the window frame, physical capabilities of evacuees and the choice of strategy to climb through the window are all factors who affect the evacuation flow. In terms of security people felt a greater level of discomfort when evacuating through pivot windows than what they did when evacuating through a side-hung window. Another factor causing greater discomfort was external height to the window frame, even though the height was within the restrictions of the Swedish building regulations. (Less)
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author
Rosenqvist Bergenzaun, Christoffer LU and Holmberg, Kasper LU
supervisor
organization
course
VBRM01 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Utrymning, fönster, fönsterutrymning, flöde, personflöde, säkerhet, trygghet, window, evacuation, flow, security, safety
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5660
other publication id
LUTVDG/TVBB--5660--SE
language
Swedish
id
9074285
date added to LUP
2022-02-02 17:30:21
date last changed
2022-02-02 17:30:21
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  abstract     = {{Evacuation flow through connections such as doorways and staircases is a subject that has been studied and documented for decades. Evacuation flow through windows however is a subject that has been studied to a much lesser extent. Swedish regulation allows windows to be used as an evacuation route, but little is known about what flow can be expected through such an opening. Given peoples unfamiliarity with egress through a window one may suspect elevated feelings of discomfort for the evacuees. This report will aim to determine what physical factors affect the evacuation flow and how they affect people in terms of security.

The result from the experiment shows us that factors such as: the window’s construction, internal and external height to the window frame, physical capabilities of evacuees and the choice of strategy to climb through the window are all factors who affect the evacuation flow. In terms of security people felt a greater level of discomfort when evacuating through pivot windows than what they did when evacuating through a side-hung window. Another factor causing greater discomfort was external height to the window frame, even though the height was within the restrictions of the Swedish building regulations.}},
  author       = {{Rosenqvist Bergenzaun, Christoffer and Holmberg, Kasper}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Fönsterutrymning – en experimentell studie av personflöde och säkerhetsmässiga aspekter vid utrymning via fönster}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}