- Author
- Kinsey, M. J. | Galea, E. R. | Lawrence, P. J.
- Title
- Investigating the Use of Elevators for High-Rise Building Evacuation Through Computer Simulation.
- Coporate
- Greenwich Univ., London, England
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Cambridge, UK, 85-96 p., 2009
- Keywords
- human behavior | World Trade Center | evacuation | evacuation time | high rise buildings | human response | elevators (lifts) | computer simulation | fire investigations | egres | simulation | scenarios | occupants | occupant response | egress
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; buildingEXODUS; combined stair elevator evacuation times; elevator kinematics (representation of jerk, acceleration, and maximum speed); buildingEXODUS V4.06 evacuation model; elevator bank selection; elevator lobby wait location selection; open elevator car selection; elevator motion control; summary of evacuation statistics for the various scenarios; Total Evacuation Time (TET); Average Personal Evacuation Time (PET)