- Author
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Yuan, J. P.
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Fang, Z.
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Wang, Y. C.
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Lo, S. M.
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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
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 44,
No. 2,
266-275,
February 2009
- Keywords
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evacuation
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fire safety
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building design
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high rise buildings
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occupants
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people movement
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human beings
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simulation
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office buildings
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shopping centers
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evacuation time
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stairways
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human response
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human performance
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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