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Safer by design: using computer simulation to predict the evacuation performance of passenger ships

Safer by design: using computer simulation to predict the evacuation performance of passenger ships

Galea, E.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0001-6665 (2000) Safer by design: using computer simulation to predict the evacuation performance of passenger ships. In: Safety of Large Passenger Ships - Looking to the Future. Conference Proceedings. IMarE Conference, 112 (2). The Institute of Marine Engineers, London, UK, pp. 7-16. ISBN 1902536304

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Abstract

When designing a new passenger ship or modifiying an existing design, how do we ensure that the proposed design is safe from an evacuation point of view? In the building and aviation industries, computer based evacuation models are being used to tackle similar issues. In these industries, the traditonal restrictive prescriptive approach to design is making way for performance based design methodologies using risk assessment and computer simulation. In the maritime industry, ship evacuation models off the promise to quickly and efficiently bring these considerations into the design phase, while the ship is "on the drawing board". This paper describes the development of evacuation models with applications to passenger ships and further discusses issues concerning data requirements and validation.

Item Type: Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings: Safety of Large Passenger Ships - Looking to the Future. Conference Proceedings
Additional Information: [1] This paper was first presented at the Safety of Large Passenger Ships - Looking to the Future conference held by the Institute of Marine Engineers
Uncontrolled Keywords: computer simulation, evacuation modelling, ship safety
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
V Naval Science > VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
Pre-2014 Departments: School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences
School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis
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: 14 Oct 2016 09:00
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/386

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