- Author
- Gwynne, S. | Galea, E. R. | Owen, M. | Lawrence, P. J.
- Title
- Investigation of the Aspects of Occupant Behavior Required for Evacuation Modeling.
- Report
- Chapter 3,
- Book or Conf
- Evacuation From Fires. Volume 2. Chapter 3. Applied Fire Science in Transition Series, Baywood Publishing Co. Inc., Amityville, NY, DeCicco, P. R., Editors, 31-71 p., 2002
- Keywords
- evacuation | occupants | human behavior | panic | human factors engineering | environmental effects | people movement | stairways | handicapped | smoke | gases | temperature effects | response time | gender
- Identifiers
- observed behavior during evacuation; factors influencing evacuation; onfigurational influences; inter-relationship of the factors influencing evacuation; procedural influence; environmental influence; expected movement; horizontal movement; stairway movement; occupant unit flow rate through external exits; stair travel speeds as derived from Fruin; disability/individual abilities; Proulx stair traversal information; mean suggested mobility and travel speed attribute values for occupants with movement disabilities; stair movement for occupants with movement disabilities; effect of alarm systems on occupant behavior; effect of signage on occupant behavior; effect of occupant familiarity on occupant behavior; effect of staff/wardnes on occupant behavior; effect of smoke on occupant behavior; effect of narcotic gases on occupant behavior; effect of irritant gases on occupant behavior; effect of heat on occupant behavior; interactive behavior; extract from Bryan's U.S. study of residential fires identifying a clear behavioral difference, which seemed dependent upon gender; gender of the participants achieving bonus payments