Comparative Study of SFPE and Steering Modes in Pathfinder to Optimise Evacuation Routes

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27200%2F24%3A10255538" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27200/24:10255538 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14082361" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14082361</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14082361" target="_blank" >10.3390/buildings14082361</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Comparative Study of SFPE and Steering Modes in Pathfinder to Optimise Evacuation Routes

Original language description

This paper investigates the possibilities of using an agent-based evacuation model to analyse the formation of queues at the exits of enclosed spaces and the evacuation process of people. The aim is to investigate how the density of people in a crowd affects the safe movement of people and how the width, number, and location of exits affect evacuation time. The analysis was carried out using the Pathfinder evacuation model, which provides two modes to simulate the movement of people: steering and SFPE. An enclosed space of 20 m x 30 m was investigated. First, the differences between the modes of the evacuation model to simulate the movement of people were compared. Then, the steering mode with limited door flow was set and the effect of the width, number, and location of the exits with a total width of 4 m on the evacuation time was investigated. The results of this study highlight differences in the simulation of the movement of people according to the different modes and provide valuable information for the design of safe escape routes. Proper design of escape routes can prevent an adverse situation that could arise when evacuating a large number of people.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20100 - Civil engineering

Project

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Continuities

O - Projekt operacniho programu

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Buildings

ISSN

2075-5309

e-ISSN

2075-5309

Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

"article number (2361)"

UT code for WoS article

001305781900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85202449801