- Author
- Xie, H. | Filippidis, L. | Galea, E. R. | Blackshields, D. | Lawrence, P. J.
- Title
- Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of Emergency Signage.
- Coporate
- Greenwich Univ., UK
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Cambridge, UK, 289-300 p., 2009
- Keywords
- human behavior | evacuation | human response | signage | experiments | effectiveness | emergencies | occupants | way finding | decision making | corridors | doors | exit signs | data sets | simulation | geometry | scenarios
- Identifiers
- buildingEXODUS; Visibility Catchment Area (VCA); route decision point; wing of the Queen Anne building, University of Greenwich; geometry, exit signs and exit routes used in the trials; occupant interaction with emergency signage; geometry of hypothetical supermarket; entire population utilise the four main exits only; entire population utilise every available exit; population have the same level of exit knowledge; average evacuation performance for the four scenarios