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Frontiers of Architectural Research

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Front. Archit. Res.    2018, Vol. 7 Issue (2) : 135-150    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2018.03.003
RESEARCH ARTICLE
A crowd route choice evacuation model in large indoor building spaces
Y. Wu1,3(), J. Kang1,2,3, C. Wang2,3
1. School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China
2. School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
3. School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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Abstract

Route choice is a fundamental requirement in the evacuation process. The aim of this paper is to identify a method to simulate crowds in large indoor spaces with consideration of the acoustic system. This paper first extends an existing cellular automaton model and proposes a cellular automaton crowd route choice model (CACR model) to simulate evacuees in large indoor spaces. It then defines a measure for evaluating the utility of evacuation time using the CACR model under different circumstances, such as a fire situation or different voice warning systems, which other commercial models cannot simulate. The analysis of the characteristics of a sound field in large indoor spaces is based on field measurements. An observation experiment in a gymnasium is employed to test the proposed model in a stadium evacuation scenario. The results demonstrate that the CACR model can accurately simulate the evacuation process in large indoor spaces under various circumstances.

Keywords Crowd      Evacuation      Cellular automaton model      Sound      Voice warning system     
Corresponding Author(s): Y. Wu   
Issue Date: 22 June 2018
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Y. Wu,J. Kang,C. Wang. A crowd route choice evacuation model in large indoor building spaces[J]. Front. Archit. Res., 2018, 7(2): 135-150.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/foar/EN/10.1016/j.foar.2018.03.003
https://academic.hep.com.cn/foar/EN/Y2018/V7/I2/135
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