A review of literature related to fire evacuation in high-rise buildings was carried out with the
following objectives,(1) to identify the key behavioural factors affecting the performance of …

Crowd evacuation in emergencies may lead to fatalities if the evacuation plans were not
tested and evaluated. Traditionally, evacuation drills have been, and still are, being used to …

An aging population is bringing new challenges to the management of escape routes and
facility design in many countries. This paper investigates pedestrian movement properties of …

This paper presents new evacuation strategies for a heterogeneous population in high-rise
building environments and compares them with traditional simultaneous evacuation …

This study presents the findings of an evacuation experiment involving a mixed population of
able-bodied walking pedestrians and wheelchair users. A simulation model capable of …

As different types of hazards, including natural and man-made, can occur simultaneously, to
implement an integrated and holistic risk management, a multi-hazard perspective on …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a multi-agent-based model for
quantitatively measuring how the design change management strategies improve project …

This study investigates motion in a crowd of pedestrians walking at different speeds. Three
pedestrian groups are considered (slow walkers, normal walkers, and fast walkers), and we …

Hospitals are typical crowded public places with their complexities in China. It is very
important to ensure the safe evacuation of all pedestrians in case of emergency. Wheelchair …

Few studies have focused on the evacuation of multi-floor classroom buildings in a primary
school, a process that differs from evacuations in other buildings. A stair-unit model was …