Escape Dynamics in Office Buildings: Using Molecular Dynamics to Quantify the Impact of Certain Aspects of Human Behavior During Emergency Evacuation

Rassia, ST; Siettos, CI

dc.contributor.author	Rassia, ST	en
dc.contributor.author	Siettos, CI	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:33:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:33:23Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	1420-2026	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20406
dc.subject	Architectural design	en
dc.subject	Behavioral characteristics	en
dc.subject	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject	Emergency evacuation	en
dc.subject	Molecular dynamics	en
dc.subject	Office environment	en
dc.subject	Pedestrian dynamics	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	CELLULAR-AUTOMATON MODEL	en
dc.subject.other	PEDESTRIAN DYNAMICS	en
dc.subject.other	SIMULATION-MODEL	en
dc.subject.other	WAVES	en
dc.title	Escape Dynamics in Office Buildings: Using Molecular Dynamics to Quantify the Impact of Certain Aspects of Human Behavior During Emergency Evacuation	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10666-009-9209-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10666-009-9209-3	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Emergency evacuation of office buildings, in the event of a life-threatening situation such as a fire incident, is a function of various factors ranging from architectural to socio-behavioral ones. We show how individual-based modeling approaches such as molecular dynamics can be coupled with behavioral responses in panic situations, in order to quantify in a systematic way the impact of human familiarity to the space, during emergency evacuation. The ultimate goal is to identify certain crucial design features that can help in engineering better evacuation plans. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Environmental Modeling and Assessment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10666-009-9209-3	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000282742800010	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	411	en
dc.identifier.epage	418	en