- Author
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Korhonen, T.
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Hostikka, S.
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Heliovaara, S.
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Ehtamo, H.
- Title
- FDS+Evac: Modelling Social Interactions in Fire Evacuation.
- Coporate
- VTT-Technical Research Center of Finland, Espoo
Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
- Book or Conf
- Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 7th International Conference. Sky is the Limit. Proceedings and Case Studies. April 16-18, 2008,
Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Bethesda, MD,
Auckland, New Zealand,
241-250 p.,
2008
- Keywords
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performance based codes
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fire safety
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safety engineering
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regulations
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evacuation
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fire models
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simulation
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human behavior
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human beings
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people movement
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equations
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exit signs
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corridors
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libraries
- Identifiers
- FDS+Evac; Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS); definitions of the human dimensions and the concept of the "social force"; unimpeded walking velocities and body dimensions in FDS+Evac; preference order of exits used in the model; model the exit route selection of evacuees; group effect parameter; evacuation of the main library of Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)