Feasibility of upward evacuation by escalator - An experimental study - Okada, Naoko; Hasemi, Yuji; Moriyama, Shuji (Fire and materials, 2012)
Keywords: Applied sciences; Building mechanical equipments (elevators, goods lifts, escalators); Building structure; Building technical equipments; Buildings; Buildings. Public works; Construction (buildings and works); Detection. Firefighting. Smoke control. Evacuation; effective flow coefficient; elderly; escalator; Exact sciences and technology; Fire protection; group evacuation; underground; Underground structure; walking velocity; Human; group evacuation; Speed; Experimental study; Escalator; Walking; Traffic flow; Individual behavior; Simulation; Group behavior; underground; Underground construction; effective flow coefficient; Person evacuation; Feasibility; walking velocity; Elderly; Comparative study