Intelligent planning of fire evacuation routes using an improved ant colony optimization algorithm

L Xu, K Huang, J Liu, D Li, YF Chen - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The evacuation routes on a conventional evacuation diagram are fixed as they do not
consider the real-time impact of fire products on the routes in the event of a fire, thus …

Optimal route selection model for fire evacuations based on hazard prediction data

M Choi, S Chi - Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2019 - Elsevier
Providing accurate information on available evacuation routes is critical during the time-
sensitive emergency situation of a building fire, particularly when it occurs in a large-scale …

A Review on emergency evacuation methods for major sudden disasters and accidents

J Jiang - Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan …, 2021 - ch.whu.edu.cn
Objectives Major disasters and accidents happened from time to time, posing serious threats
to the people's lives, property, and sustainable developments of human social economy. As …

Fire propagation-driven dynamic intelligent evacuation model in multifloor hybrid buildings

N Li, G Huang, H Jiang, X Gao, L Zhou - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Modern multifloor hybrid (MFH) buildings usually have complex structures and intense
closeness, significantly increasing difficulties for the safe evacuation of people in the event …

[HTML][HTML] Optimising egress location in school buildings using mathematical modelling and Agent-Based simulation

R Alac, AWA Hammad, A Hadigheh, A Opdyke - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective evacuation strategies in school buildings are critical for ensuring the safety of
students and staff during emergencies. Finding appropriate egress locations is an important …

A novel data-driven triangular-type staircase layout design in personnel safety evacuation in high-rise buildings

K Wang, G Huang, H Yu, H Jiang, X Gao - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
When an accident or crisis occurs in a high-rise building, evacuation by stairs is the most
recognized safe evacuation method, where the design of stair layouts greatly impacts the …

Testing a real-time intelligent evacuation guiding system for complex buildings

A Balboa, J González-Villa, A Cuesta, O Abreu… - Safety Science, 2020 - Elsevier
A recent challenge in life safety is to improve evacuee's performance using technology. Here
we propose an intelligent evacuation guiding system for complex buildings. It uses …

面向重大突发灾害事故的应急疏散研究综述

江锦成 - 武汉大学学报 (信息科学版), 2021 - ch.whu.edu.cn
重大突发灾害事故时有发生, 给人民的生命财产安全带来了严重的威胁. 应急疏散作为灾后应急
响应的重要环节, 对减少人员伤亡有着重要意义. 经过长期发展, 研究人员利用多种方式观察到了 …

Fire hazard assessment with indoor spaces for evacuation route selection in building fire scenarios

Y Song, L Niu, P Liu, Y Li - Indoor and Built Environment, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
A safe and effective evacuation route is important for reducing casualties during building
fires, and this topic has been a long-term focus of emergency management. Indoor space is …

EvacuSafe: Building evacuation strategy selection using route risk index

F Mirahadi, B McCabe - Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
At the time of an emergency, building evacuation is a complex safety procedure.
Emergencies by definition occur quickly and unexpectedly. Effective and timely decision …