Agent-based modeling and simulation in construction

A Khodabandelu, JW Park - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Agent-based modeling (ABM) has gained popularity in construction research because of its
unique system modeling features and recent advances in computing capabilities, leading to …

[PDF][PDF] Human behavioral crowds review, critical analysis and research perspectives

N Bellomo, J Liao, A Quaini, L Russo… - … Models and Methods in …, 2023 - researchgate.net
1612 N. Bellomo et al. the modeling of traffic and crowds: A survey of models, speculations,
and perspectives, SIAM Rev. 53 (2011) 409–463], thus providing important research …

Prototy** virtual reality serious games for building earthquake preparedness: The Auckland City Hospital case study

R Lovreglio, V Gonzalez, Z Feng, R Amor… - Advanced engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Enhancing evacuee safety is a key factor in reducing the number of injuries and deaths that
result from earthquakes. One way this can be achieved is by training occupants. Virtual …

Resilience modeling and pre-hazard mitigation planning of transportation network to support post-earthquake emergency medical response

Y Wu, S Chen - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Earthquakes can cause traffic network disruption, extensive blacked-out traffic signals,
considerable dislocation trips, and numerous injuries. To avoid injury-transporting private …

Simulated tsunami evacuation behavior of local residents and visitors in Kamakura, Japan

T Takabatake, T Shibayama, M Esteban, H Ishii… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently, it is believed that evacuation is the most effective method of protecting lives from
tsunamis, in particular after the events of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami. In many …

Human-building-emergency interactions and their impact on emergency response performance: A review of the state of the art

R Zhu, J Lin, B Becerik-Gerber, N Li - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
Human behavior is fundamental to human safety and the outcomes of building emergencies.
It is correlated with social environments, building environments and emergency situations …

Simulated effectiveness of a car evacuation from a tsunami

T Takabatake, K Fujisawa, M Esteban… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Evacuation plays an important role in saving lives during tsunamis. Although evacuation by
vehicle is generally not recommended, it could be helpful for vulnerable people who cannot …

Pedestrian evacuation simulation under the scenario with earthquake-induced falling debris

X Lu, Z Yang, GP Cimellaro, Z Xu - Safety science, 2019 - Elsevier
Earthquake-induced collapse of building structures has been effectively controlled in recent
years, however, failure of non-structural components and secondary disasters induced by …

A multi-agent based evacuation planning for disaster management: a narrative review

N Kaur, H Kaur - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Many researchers have been shifted towards considering different evacuation planning
issues to achieve safe evacuation so that the mortality rate can be minimized. In virtue of …

Incorporation of BIM-based probabilistic non-structural damage assessment into agent-based post-earthquake evacuation simulation

S Hassanpour, VA Gonzalez, Y Zou, J Liu… - Advanced Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Earthquakes can cause severe damage to structural and non-structural elements of
buildings; consequently, they pose high risks to human lives. To mitigate such risks …