- Author
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Xie, H.
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Filippidis, L.
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Galea, E. R.
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Blackshields, D.
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Lawrence, P. J.
- Title
- Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of Emergency Signage.
- Coporate
- Greenwich Univ., UK
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
289-300 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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human behavior
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evacuation
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human response
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signage
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experiments
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effectiveness
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emergencies
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occupants
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way finding
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decision making
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corridors
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doors
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exit signs
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data sets
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simulation
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geometry
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scenarios
- Identifiers
- buildingEXODUS; Visibility Catchment Area (VCA); route decision point; wing of the Queen Anne building, University of Greenwich; geometry, exit signs and exit routes used in the trials; occupant interaction with emergency signage; geometry of hypothetical supermarket; entire population utilise the four main exits only; entire population utilise every available exit; population have the same level of exit knowledge; average evacuation performance for the four scenarios