Empirical methods in pedestrian, crowd and evacuation dynamics: Part I. Experimental methods and emerging topics

M Haghani - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
The role of data-driven approaches in studies of crowd behaviour has received an
unprecedented recognition in recent years. As a result, the size of the empirical crowd …

Influencing factors for exit selection in subway station evacuation

Z Cai, R Zhou, Y Cui, Y Wang, J Jiang - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2022 - Elsevier
As important urban transportation hubs, the subway stations with a massive flow of people
require more evacuation exits. This study combined the exit choice model and the social …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating pedestrian flow through narrow exits

M Haghani, M Sarvi - Physics Letters A, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction: The flow of pedestrians through narrow doorways is one of the most common
features of crowd motions and evacuations. It is particularly an important aspect of …

A meta-synthesis of experimental studies of pedestrian movement in single-file flow

S Xue, N Shiwakoti - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
The single-file pedestrian flow experiment is a simplified system for investigating the
fundamental walking characteristics of pedestrians and their dependence on various …

Evacuation trials from a double-deck electric train unit: Experimental data and sensitivity analysis

H Najmanová, L Kuklík, V Pešková, M Bukáček… - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
Passenger trains represent a challenging environment in emergencies, with specific
evacuation conditions resulting from the typical layout and interior design inherent to public …

Influence of human-obstacle interaction on evacuation from classrooms

K Wang, Z Fu, Y Li, S Qian - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Obstacles can play a prominent role in evacuations from spaces like classrooms. This study
investigates the impact of two types of human-obstacle interactions on evacuations …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on evacuation behaviour of passengers in a high-deck coach: A Chinese case study

R Huang, X Zhao, Y Yuan, Q Yu, C Zhou… - Physica A: Statistical …, 2021 - Elsevier
High-deck coaches form an essential component of mass transportation systems in China.
Safe evacuation from high-deck coaches is facing dire challenges. However, evacuation …

A congestion prediction model for optimizing emergency evacuation design of university libraries in China

Z Zhang, W Ling, Z Yang, X Wei, H Wang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
An architectural floor plan considering emergency evacuation requirements minimizes
casualty risks during disasters. Predicting potential congestion in emergency evacuation …

The effect of airline passenger anthropometry on aircraft emergency evacuations

DJ Melis, JM Silva, R Yeun, G Wild - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates the impact of passenger anthropometry on the emergency egress
for both single aisle and double aisle aircraft. A demographic model of passenger …

Open experimental data-sets to reveal behavioural insights of high-deck coach evacuations

R Huang, X Zhao, Y Yuan, Q Yu, W Daamen - Fire technology, 2022 - Springer
Numerous evacuation performance data for the utilization in evacuation modelling and
simulations have been established for the conventional/widely studied scenarios, such as …