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Author
Tancogne-Dejean, M. | Colina, H. | Ilsbrock, D. | VanNiel, K.
Title
Evacuation Drills of a Cinema Auditorium.
Coporate
Technical Association of the Hydraulic Binders Industry (ATILH), France Central Laboratory of Police Headquarters (LCPP), France
Book or Conf
Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Cambridge, UK, 645-657 p., 2009
Keywords
human behavior | evacuation | fire drills | auditoriums | time | people movement | questionnaires | participants | egress | stairways | doors | wayfinding | signage
Identifiers
French National Project on Fire Safety Engineering (PN ISI); recently built (2004) cinema complex of thirteen auditoria; analysis of video recordings, time measurements and questionnaires; evacuation protocol of the auditorium; collected data concerning the drills and the movement of the public; results of the feedback questionnaire given to the public; pre-movement time; travel time; maximum time for emptying the auditorium; maximum egress time from the complex; descent rate in the stairs; doorway crossing times; mean flow and specific flow; choosing exits without guidance from staff; previous experience, training or individual knowledge; signing and marking