- Author
- Yuan, J. P. | Fang, Z. | Wang, Y. C. | Lo, S. M. | Wang, P.
- Title
- Integrated Network Approach of Evacuation Simulation for Large Complex Buildings.
- Coporate
- Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China Manchester Univ., M60 1QD, UK City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, 266-275, February 2009
- Keywords
- evacuation | fire safety | building design | high rise buildings | occupants | people movement | human beings | simulation | office buildings | shopping centers | evacuation time | stairways | human response | human performance | human behavior
- Identifiers
- integrated network approach; large complex buildings; movement of an occupant in fine grid network; speed distribution of occupants; direction of movement of each individual; movement of an occupant in an course network; characteristic length of a course network node; occupants' time to start; comparison of CPU time; evacuation pattern predicted by INA; required CPU time for different network approaches; predicted clearance time for all staircases; evacuation time from the main exits on the ground floor