- Author
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Kinsey, M. J.
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Galea, E. R.
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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
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human behavior
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World Trade Center
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evacuation
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evacuation time
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high rise buildings
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human response
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elevators (lifts)
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computer simulation
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fire investigations
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egres
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simulation
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scenarios
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occupants
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occupant response
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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)