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 …

Hospital evacuation modelling: A critical literature review on current knowledge and research gaps

M Yazdani, M Mojtahedi, M Loosemore… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The frequency and intensity of both human-made and natural disasters are predicted to
increase, and hospitals play a critically important role in reducing injury and mortality rates …

Dynamic analysis of emergency evacuation in a rolling passenger ship using a two-layer social force model

S Fang, Z Liu, X Wang, Y Cao, Z Yang - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
It is vital to effectively quantify the human movement parameters in rolling ships to save lives
in maritime emergency and/or accidents. This study aims to develop a new two-layer social …

An overview of agent‐based models for transport simulation and analysis

J Huang, Y Cui, L Zhang, W Tong… - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents an overview of the agent‐based modeling and simulation approach
and its recent developments in transport fields, with the purpose of discovering the …

Synergistic integration between machine learning and agent-based modeling: A multidisciplinary review

W Zhang, A Valencia, NB Chang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Agent-based modeling (ABM) involves develo** models in which agents make adaptive
decisions in a changing environment. Machine-learning (ML) based inference models can …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating human behaviour during a disaster evacuation process: A literature review

E Bakhshian, B Martinez-Pastor - Journal of traffic and transportation …, 2023 - Elsevier
The frequency of natural and man-made disasters has increased over the past few decades,
which has doubled the significance of evacuation planning because it directly affects …

Fire evacuation supported by centralized and decentralized visual guidance systems

H Zhao, A Schwabe, F Schläfli, T Thrash, L Aguilar… - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
In the event of fires and other hazards, visual guidance systems that support evacuation are
critical for the safety of individuals. Current visual guidances for evacuations are typically …

A novel evacuation path planning method based on improved genetic algorithm

L Zhai, S Feng - Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 2022 - content.iospress.com
In order to solve the problem of finding the best evacuation route quickly and effectively, in
the event of an accident, a novel evacuation route planning method is proposed based on …

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 …

Optimising crowd evacuations: Mathematical, architectural and behavioural approaches

M Haghani - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
This work is a systematic review of optimisation methods for pedestrian evacuations. The
focus is on interventional approaches that seek to improve evacuation efficiency rather than …