Comparison of an Evacuation Exercise in a Primary School to Simulation Results

H. Klüpfel, T. Meyer-König and M. Schreckenberg
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H. Klüpfel: Gerhard-Mercator-University Duisburg, Physics of Transport and Traffic
T. Meyer-König: TraffGo GmbH
M. Schreckenberg: Gerhard-Mercator-University Duisburg, Physics of Transport and Traffic

A chapter in Traffic and Granular Flow’01, 2003, pp 549-554 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The modeling of pedestrian movement has received growing interest over the last decades. This is due to the potential applications in facility design and especially evacuation simulation as well as the fascination of its fundamental properties. Empirical data plays a particular role with respect to both aspects. The key challenge in modeling and simulating crowd movement is to validate the model assumptions on the one hand and the simulation results on the other hand. In this paper we present empirical data on an evacuation exercise in a primary school. About two hundred pupils (and their teachers) took part in the drill. Three drills were carried out. The premises are divided into two separate buildings, the larger one containing 6 classrooms with about 120 pupils. The results of the exercise are reported. Additionally, the time measured is compared to the time distribution gained from simulations.

Keywords: Cellular Automaton; Evacuation Time; Ground Floor; National Fire Protection Association; Passenger Ship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-10583-2_57

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