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Author
Waterson, N. P. | Mecca, A. | Wall, J. M.
Title
Evacuation of a Multi-Level Office Building: Comparison of Predicted Results Using an Agent-Based Model With Measured Data.
Coporate
Mott MacDonald Limites, Croydon, UK
Report
Volume 1,
Book or Conf
Interflam 2004. (Interflam '04). International Interflam Conference, 10th Proceedings. Volume 1. Posters: Evacuation. July 5-7, 2004. Organised by Interscience Communications Ltd. in association with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, 767-772 p., 2004
Keywords
fire science | fire safety | evacuation | office buildings | multi-storey buildings | validation | flow rate | fire drills | people movement | exit signs
Identifiers
medium-sized office building; observed results of a practice drill with the predictions of the STEPS pedestrian-movement model; observed exit usage: front exit, back exit; observed flow rates compared with standard values (people/sec.); comparison of predicted and measured data