Experimental data about the evacuation of preschool children from nursery schools, Part II: Movement characteristics and behaviour

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RIV/68407700:21720/23:00367074

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103797" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103797</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103797" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103797</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Experimental data about the evacuation of preschool children from nursery schools, Part II: Movement characteristics and behaviour

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article presents experimental data sets about the evacuation movement and behaviour of preschool children observed during 15 evacuation drills in 10 nursery schools in the Czech Republic involving 970 children (3–7 years of age) and 87 staff members. The movement characteristics and behaviour of the children were studied in 100 measurement areas defined on evacuation routes in corridors, on staircases, and in doorways. A total of 23 000 data points were gathered to investigate travel speeds, specific flows, densities, and their relationships, as well as movement behaviour and procedures during the evacuation drills. Variables of interest included the levels of physical assistance provided to children, hand holding behaviour, use of handrails, and footstep patterns on staircases (i.e., “marking time” patterns). The observations revealed that the movement characteristics of preschool-age children were age-dependent. On horizontal routes, higher travel speeds were measured in corridors (mean value 1.9 m s-1) than for landings of straight staircases (mean value 0.96 m s-1) and doorways (mean value 0.99 m s-1). Nine behavioural statements summarising the evacuation movement behaviour of preschool children observed in this study are presented in order to enrich future applicability of the findings in engineering applications (e.g., evacuation modelling).

Název v anglickém jazyce

Experimental data about the evacuation of preschool children from nursery schools, Part II: Movement characteristics and behaviour

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article presents experimental data sets about the evacuation movement and behaviour of preschool children observed during 15 evacuation drills in 10 nursery schools in the Czech Republic involving 970 children (3–7 years of age) and 87 staff members. The movement characteristics and behaviour of the children were studied in 100 measurement areas defined on evacuation routes in corridors, on staircases, and in doorways. A total of 23 000 data points were gathered to investigate travel speeds, specific flows, densities, and their relationships, as well as movement behaviour and procedures during the evacuation drills. Variables of interest included the levels of physical assistance provided to children, hand holding behaviour, use of handrails, and footstep patterns on staircases (i.e., “marking time” patterns). The observations revealed that the movement characteristics of preschool-age children were age-dependent. On horizontal routes, higher travel speeds were measured in corridors (mean value 1.9 m s-1) than for landings of straight staircases (mean value 0.96 m s-1) and doorways (mean value 0.99 m s-1). Nine behavioural statements summarising the evacuation movement behaviour of preschool children observed in this study are presented in order to enrich future applicability of the findings in engineering applications (e.g., evacuation modelling).

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

20101 - Civil engineering

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Fire Safety Journal

ISSN

0379-7112

e-ISSN

1873-7226

Svazek periodika

139

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

srpen

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

23

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001012099600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85154033231