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The UK WTC 9/11 evacuation study: an overview of findings derived from first-hand interview data and computer modelling

Galea, Edwin R., Hulse, Lynn, Day, Rachel, Siddiqui, Asim and Sharp, Gary (2011) The UK WTC 9/11 evacuation study: an overview of findings derived from first-hand interview data and computer modelling. Fire and Materials, 36 (5-6). pp. 501-521. ISSN 0308-0501 (Print), 1099-1018 (Online)

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fam.1070

Abstract

This paper briefly describes the methodologies employed in the collection and storage of first-hand accounts of evacuation experiences derived from face-to-face interviews with evacuees from the World Trade Centre (WTC) Twin Towers complex on 11 September 2001 and the development of the High-rise Evacuation Evaluation Database (HEED). The main focus of the paper is to present an overview of the preliminary analysis of data derived from the evacuation of the North Tower with an emphasis on frequency of occupant stoppages on stairs, occupant stair travel speeds and occupant response times. The paper also describes some of the evacuation modelling analyses of the evacuation of the North Tower undertaken as part of project HEED.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: [1] First available online: 31 January 2011. [2] Article published in a Special Issue of Fire and Materials: Special Issue on Human Behaviour in Fire Volume 36, Issue 5-6, August-October 2012.
Uncontrolled Keywords: evacuation, human behaviour, World Trade Centre, evacuation modelling, human factors data
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Q Science > QA Mathematics
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TH Building construction
School / Department / Research Groups: School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences
School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis > Fire Safety Engineering Group
School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Department of Mathematical Sciences
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Last Modified: 11 Jan 2013 11:28
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/4583

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