Empirical methods in pedestrian, crowd and evacuation dynamics: Part I. Experimental methods and emerging topics

M Haghani - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
The role of data-driven approaches in studies of crowd behaviour has received an
unprecedented recognition in recent years. As a result, the size of the empirical crowd …

Pedestrian single file movement on stairway: Investigating the impact of stair configuration on pedestrian ascent and descent fundamental diagram

J Wang, J Ma, P Lin, M Sarvi, R Li - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the individuals' interactions with the physical environment, pedestrian walking on
various stair-facilities may present different features. Performing controlled pedestrian …

Understanding pedestrian movement with baggage on stairway: Insights from controlled experiments

D Shi, X Li, J Chen, Q Wang, R Lovreglio… - Travel behaviour and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the movement of pedestrians carrying baggage is crucial for predicting and
enhancing the level of service on stairways, especially for public gathering places such as …

A meta-synthesis of experimental studies of pedestrian movement in single-file flow

S Xue, N Shiwakoti - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
The single-file pedestrian flow experiment is a simplified system for investigating the
fundamental walking characteristics of pedestrians and their dependence on various …

Influence of walkway slope on single-file pedestrian flow dynamics: Results from an experimental study

Y Wei, Z Hu, T Zeng, W Xie, Y Ma - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sloping walkways are common pedestrian traffic facilities in modern cities, especially, in
some cities located in mountainous terrain, such as Hong Kong, and Zurich. Compared with …

Investigation of pedestrian speed in formation evacuating in two specific water depths

X Li, H Yu, W Song, J Zhang - Safety science, 2024 - Elsevier
The implementation of a well-organized formation for evacuation plays a critical role in
ensuring the safety of individuals during flood events. To investigate the effectiveness of …

Experimental investigation on the alleged gender-differences in pedestrian dynamics: A study reveals no gender differences in pedestrian movement behavior

R Subaih, M Maree, M Chraibi, S Awad… - IEEE access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pedestrian dynamics are affected by several factors including pedestrian compositions. In
this article, we examine the movement characteristics of Palestinian pedestrians using the …

Single-file movement of pedestrians at different visibility levels

S Cao, Z Wang, G Zeng, X Ren, X Li - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies indicate that the movement of pedestrians under poor visibility conditions is
significantly different from that under good visibility conditions. To investigate the influence of …

Pedestrian dynamics of single-file experiments with music considering different music and different instructions

G Zeng, J Zhang, R Ye, S Cao, W Song - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pedestrian crowds are common in public facilities. It is essential to manage pedestrian flow
for the safety of pedestrians. The rhythm is a potential method for improving pedestrian flow …

Pedestrian dynamics with different corridor widths: Investigation on a series of uni-directional and bi-directional experiments

CJ Jin, R Jiang, T Liu, D Li, H Wang, X Liu - Physica A: Statistical …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the characteristics of uni-and bi-directional pedestrian flow, we
organized 4 large-scale experiments from 2016 to 2019, and different corridor widths (W …