- Author
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Berlin, G. N.
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Dutt, A.
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Gupta, S. M.
- Title
- Modeling Emergency Evacuation from Group Homes.
- Coporate
- Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 18,
No. 1,
38-48,
February 1982
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Keywords
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board and care homes
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emergencies
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evacuation time
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egress
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rescue
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molding
- Identifiers
- emergency evacuation; group homes
- Abstract
- The goal of this study is to describe a methodology for estimating the necessary time for resident evacuation. A network description of the building together with a simulation model of occupant movement are used to evauate alternative egress and rescue policies.