Evacuation simulation models: Challenges in modeling high rise building evacuation with cellular automata approaches

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuria Pelechano ◽  
Ali Malkawi
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Automata ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Evacuation Simulation ◽  
Building Evacuation ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building

scholarly journals High-Rise Building Evacuation Simulation Based on Physical Stamina of Evacuees

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Soonjo Kwon ◽  
Hyuncheol Kim ◽  
Taehwan Hwang ◽  
Jaemin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Evacuation Simulation ◽  
Evacuation Time ◽  
Building Evacuation ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Evacuation Safety

Currently, high-rise buildings are being continuously constructed, and thus, it is necessary to predict evacuation safety in advance in case of emergency situations in high-rise buildings. However, current studies focus only on the movement of individuals in evacuation situations for predicting the final evacuation time. Therefore, in this study, a simulation of realistic evacuation in high-rise buildings was performed based on characteristics such as the physical stamina of evacuees. The evacuation simulation was performed on the world's tallest high-rise building, Burj Khalifa, and comparative verification was performed with and without consideration of the physical stamina of evacuees. The results of the simulation indicated that the total evacuation time significantly increases when physical stamina is considered. Hence, realistic evacuation in high-rise buildings is possible when the stamina of evacuees is considered.

scholarly journals Multizone modelling of a hybrid ventilated high-rise building based on full-scale measurements for predictive control

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahai Qi ◽  
Jun Cheng ◽  
Ali Katal ◽  
Liangzhu (Leon) Wang ◽  
Andreas Athienitis
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Control ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Building Simulations ◽  
On Line ◽  
Hybrid Ventilation ◽  
And Performance

Hybrid ventilation is an effective approach to reduce cooling energy consumption by combining natural and mechanical ventilation. Previous studies of full-scale whole-building measurements of high-rise hybrid ventilation are quite limited due to the complexities of buildings and variable ambient conditions. As a result, validated and accurate whole-building simulations of hybrid ventilation often cannot be found in the literature. This paper reports a series of full-scale measurements of hybrid ventilation in a 17-storey high-rise building and associated whole-building simulations by 15-zone detailed and a 5-zone simplified multizone models. The paper is one of the first studies of using multizone models and real-world full-scale data and sharing key operational and performance experience and case studies of high-rise hybrid ventilation. Both the test data and the validated simulation models can be used for the comparison and validation of simulation models. The 5-zone simplified model developed from this study was able to model such a complex high-rise building by only a few zones, making possible the on-line model predictive control of a high-rise building. This was illustrated in this paper by an example of optimizing the uniformity of the hybrid ventilation on different floors by modifying inlet areas.

An Ergonomic Evaluation of Hand-Carried, Track-Type, and Sled-Type Stair Descent Devices Used for High Rise Building Evacuation

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 976-980
Author(s):  
Steven A. Lavender ◽  
Jay P. Mehta ◽  
Glenn E. Hedman ◽  
Sanghyun Park ◽  
Paul A. Reichelt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Building Evacuation ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Stair Descent ◽  
Ergonomic Evaluation

Experimental study on an ultra high-rise building evacuation in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1665-1674 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ma ◽  
W.G. Song ◽  
W. Tian ◽  
S.M. Lo ◽  
G.X. Liao
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Building Evacuation ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building
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