Dynamic analysis of emergency evacuation in a rolling passenger ship using a two-layer social force model

S Fang, Z Liu, X Wang, Y Cao, Z Yang - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
It is vital to effectively quantify the human movement parameters in rolling ships to save lives
in maritime emergency and/or accidents. This study aims to develop a new two-layer social …

Empirical methods in pedestrian, crowd and evacuation dynamics: Part II. Field methods and controversial topics

M Haghani - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
Following the review of the experimental methods and top emerging topics, here, studies
using the field data collection methods of pedestrian dynamics (April 2017-July 2019) are …

A mixed logit model for predicting exit choice during building evacuations

R Lovreglio, A Fonzone, L Dell'Olio - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on human behaviour in emergency is crucial to increase the safety of
buildings and transportation systems. Decision making during evacuations implies different …

[HTML][HTML] Developing and validating evacuation models for fire safety engineering

E Ronchi - Fire Safety Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Evacuation models can adopt different approaches for the simulation of human behaviour in
fire. This paper provides an overview of the most commonly used modelling methods to …

A study of herding behaviour in exit choice during emergencies based on random utility theory

R Lovreglio, A Fonzone, L Dell'Olio, D Borri - Safety science, 2016 - Elsevier
Modelling human behaviour in emergencies has become an important issue in safety
engineering. Good behavioural models can help increase the safety of transportation …

An Evacuation Decision Model based on perceived risk, social influence and behavioural uncertainty

R Lovreglio, E Ronchi, D Nilsson - Simulation Modelling Practice and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The behaviour of people in the first stage of an evacuation can have a significant impact on
the time required to reach a safe place. This behaviour is known in literature as pre …

Experimental study on characteristics of pedestrian evacuation on stairs in a high-rise building

F Huo, W Song, L Chen, C Liu, KM Liew - Safety science, 2016 - Elsevier
The characteristics of pedestrian movement down stairs from high-rise building influence the
total evacuation time, the formation of congestion and even the safety of evacuees. In this …

An online survey of pedestrian evacuation model usage and users

R Lovreglio, E Ronchi, MJ Kinsey - Fire technology, 2020 - Springer
Pedestrian evacuation models are often used to assess life safety in the performance-based
design process within fire safety engineering. Within this paper, a summary of data collected …

Risk analysis of people evacuation and its path optimization during tunnel fires using virtual reality experiments

X Zhang, L Chen, J Jiang, Y Ji, S Han, T Zhu… - … and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
The number of urban tunnels has been increasing rapidly, accompanied by frequent tunnel
fire accidents owing to the complex tunnel structure and large traffic flow. In this study, a full …

Numerical analysis and staircase layout optimisation for a Ro-Ro passenger ship during emergency evacuation

X Wang, Z Liu, S Loughney, Z Yang, Y Wang… - Reliability Engineering & …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, the effects of the passenger population composition and ship familiarity in
an emergency evacuation are analysed. The results identified that the effects of different …