- Author
- Xie, H. | Fillippidis, L. | Gwynne, S. | Galea, E. R. | Blackshields, D. | Lawrence, P. J.
- Title
- Signage Legibility Distances as a Function of Observation Angle.
- Coporate
- Greenwich Univ., London, England
- Journal
- Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 1, 41-64, February 2007
- Keywords
- signage | exit signs | visibility | evacuation | simulation | effectiveness | equations | formulation | people movement | algorithms | geometry | occupants | egress | human behavior | toxicity | evacuation time
- Identifiers
- Visibility Catchment Area (VCA); buildingEXODUS; angular extent of the VCA; variables used during formulation; mean viewing distances of three signs at 5 different angles; observation angle; comparison of new VCA determination within a complex goemetry; VCA comparison between the existing and prototype methods; summary of occupant evacuation time ranges using the old and new approach for the calculation of the VCA; summary evacuation results for using the old and new approach for the calculation of the VCA; average exit utilization using the old and new approach for the calculation of the VCA; wayfinding