- Author
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Okada, N.
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Hasemi, Y.
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Moriyama, S.
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Hirakawa, K.
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Takemori, K.
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Hebiishi, T.
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Lu, Y.
- Title
- Feasibility of Upward Evacuation by Escalator: An Experimental Study.
- Coporate
- Waseda University, Japan
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
161-172 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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human behavior
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World Trade Center
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evacuation time
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evacuation
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high rise buildings
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human response
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escalators
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experiments
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people movement
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velocity
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planning
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stairways
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subways
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scenarios
- Identifiers
- experiments on evacuation using escalators with 50 subjects; clarify aspects of group evacuation by escalator; large conventional facility in downtown Tokyo; groups walking; walking velocity; flow coefficient at the entrance; walking velocity on an escalator; man-flow behavior at the entrance of an escalator; overtaking behavior on an escalator; average upward walking velocity (m/s); solo pedestrians; individuals in a group; comparison between still escalator and stairway; group evacuation