Modelling Evacuation Using Escalators: A London Underground Dataset

Michael J. Kinsey (), Edwin R. Galea () and Peter J. Lawrence ()
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Michael J. Kinsey: University of Greenwich, Fire Safety Engineering Group
Edwin R. Galea: University of Greenwich, Fire Safety Engineering Group
Peter J. Lawrence: University of Greenwich, Fire Safety Engineering Group

A chapter in Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2012, 2014, pp 385-399 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents a brief analysis of an escalator human factors dataset collected in a London Underground (subway) station in England. The data analysis highlights and quantifies a variety of escalator human factors. Using the buildingEXODUS evacuation software, a series of evacuation scenarios of a hypothetical underground station are then presented. The simulation results demonstrate that escalator strategies and associated human factors can have a considerably influence upon an evacuation compared to using stairs alone.

Keywords: Escalator; Evacuation; Modeling; Pedestrian; Human factors; Underground; Subway; Transit station (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02447-9_32

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