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Open AccessSimulating Movement Devices Used in Hospital Evacuation
In hospitals, the evacuation of those with severe movement impairments can be highly problematic for the patients, for the staff and for other evacuees. It is critical to understand the performance of horizont...
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Investigating the Application of a Hybrid Space Discretisation for Urban Scale Evacuation Simulation
The devastating effects of wildfires cannot be overlooked; these include massive resettlement of people, destruction of property and loss of lives. The considerable distances over which wild fires spread and t...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Modelling Evacuation Using Escalators: A London Underground Dataset
This paper presents a brief analysis of an escalator human factors dataset collected in a London Underground (subway) station in England. The data analysis highlights and quantifies a variety of escalator huma...
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Response Phase Behaviours and Response Time Predictors of the 9/11 World Trade Center Evacuation
The evacuation of the World Trade Center (WTC) Twin Towers on 9/11 is one of the largest full scale high-rise emergency evacuations to date and provides an opportunity to learn from survivor experiences. Here,...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Optimising Vessel Layout Using Human Factors Simulation
Evaluating ship layout for human factors (HF) issues using simulation software such as maritimeEXODUS can be a long and complex process. The analysis requires the identification of relevant evaluation scenario...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Modelling Pedestrian Escalator Behaviour
This paper presents an escalator model for use in circulation and evacuation analysis. As part of the model development, human factors data was collected from a Spanish underground station. The collected data ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Investigating the Impact of Aircraft Exit Availability on Egress Time Using Computer Simulation
This paper examines the influence of exit availability on evacuation time for narrow body aircraft under certification trial conditions using computer simulation. A narrow body aircraft which has previously pa...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Numerical Optimisation Techniques Applied to Evacuation Analysis
A common problem faced by fire safety engineers in the field of evacuation analysis concerns the optimal design of an arbitrarily complex structure in order to minimise evacuation times. How does the engineer ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The UK WTC9/11 Evacuation Study: An Overview of the Methodologies Employed and Some Preliminary Analysis
This paper briefly describes the methodologies employed in the collection and storage of first-hand accounts of evacuation experiences derived from face-to-face interviews with evacuees from the World Trade Ce...