Designing escape routes in buildings

Kendik, Ezel

doi:10.1007/bf01038241

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“…Free or Fee Galea et al (2003Galea et al ( , 2006; Gwynne and Galea (1997); Gwynne et al (1999aGwynne et al ( , 2001Gwynne et al ( , 2005 Kendik (1983Kendik ( , 1986Kendik ( , 1988 …”

Section: Building Exodusmentioning

confidence: 96%

Building Evacuation in Emergencies: A Review and Interpretation of Software for Simulating Pedestrian Egress

Castle

Longley

2008

Geospatial Technologies and Homeland Security

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This chapter begins with an assessment of the reasons for the current surge in interest in developing building evacuation analysis using models that focus explicitly upon the human individual's locus of behavior. We then present an extended overview of available software for modelling and simulating pedestrian evacuation from enclosed spaces, and use this to develop guidelines for evaluating the wide range of pedestrian evacuation software that is currently available. We then develop a sequential conceptual framework of software and model specific considerations to take into account when contemplating application development. This conceptual framework is then applied to a hypothetical building evacuation setting. Our conclusions address not only the efficiency and effectiveness of the software solutions that are currently available, but also the degree of confidence (broadly defined) that underpins their application.

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“…Free or Fee Galea et al (2003Galea et al ( , 2006; Gwynne and Galea (1997); Gwynne et al (1999aGwynne et al ( , 2001Gwynne et al ( , 2005 Kendik (1983Kendik ( , 1986Kendik ( , 1988 …”

Section: Building Exodusmentioning

confidence: 96%

Building Evacuation in Emergencies: A Review and Interpretation of Software for Simulating Pedestrian Egress

Castle

Longley

2008

Geospatial Technologies and Homeland Security

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“…One of the escape routes or exits may be overcrowded or temporarily unavailable Costs with refurbishment and adaptation of facilities as to provide alternatives Figure 6: Example 6alternative escape routes and exits as slack (Kendik, 1986).…”

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Slack in Construction - Part 2: Practical Applications

Saurin

Viana

Formoso

et al. 2021

Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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Construction projects are exposed to a wide diversity of variabilities, which suggests the existence of a correspondent wide diversity of variability coping mechanisms, whether they are designed or not. This wide diversity is not properly accounted for by the concept of buffer, as it neglects the social and informal dimensions of coping with variability. The use of the concept of slack is proposed as an alternative. A companion IGLC 29 paper defines slack and discusses its relationships with proxy concepts such as flexibility and resilience. This paper presents nine practical examples of slack in managerial processes and topics that are of interest for the lean construction community. These examples suggest that, while slack has been concealed by the lack of theorization and consistent terminology, it is ubiquitous in lean construction. Opportunities for future studies are outlined.

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“…Togawa [19] and London Transport Board (LTB) [20] are studies of subway commuters and Fruin's study [21] is based on observations of train and bus commuters. Kendik's data is gathered from various activities [22].…”

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The Effect of Raised Walkway Design on Evacuation Behaviour in Rail Tunnels

Lundström¹,

Ahlfont²,

Nilsson³

2014

Fire Saf. Sci.

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The use of raised walkways in rail tunnels has the potential to significantly improve evacuation conditions, however there is limited research that has so far focused on walkway design from an evacuation perspective. An experiment was therefore performed to explore the effect of walkway design, namely walkway width and evacuation aids, on evacuation behaviour, e.g., people's perception, movement speeds and flow rate. The results indicate that a walkway width of more than approximately one metre (0.9 to 1.05 m) leads to higher movement speeds and increased sense of safety. Handrails and a tactile edge marker are often appreciated evacuation aids as they are perceived as facilitating and safety-enhancing features. Based on the results, a correlation between flow rate and walkway width has been developed. This correlation and the collected data may potentially be used in future cost-benefit analyses to shed light on the most appropriate walkway design for specific tunnels.

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Designing escape routes in buildings

Cited by 15 publications

References 3 publications

Building Evacuation in Emergencies: A Review and Interpretation of Software for Simulating Pedestrian Egress

Building Evacuation in Emergencies: A Review and Interpretation of Software for Simulating Pedestrian Egress

Slack in Construction - Part 2: Practical Applications

The Effect of Raised Walkway Design on Evacuation Behaviour in Rail Tunnels

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