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Ed Galea ist Professor für Mathematische Modellierung, Director der Fire Safety Engineering Group der Universität Greenwich und Co-Direktor des Centres for Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis.
Abstract: The 911 evacuation of the WTC was one of the largest building evacuations of modern times – requiring the evacuation of some 17,400 people. Many consider the evacuation of the twin towers as a success as ‘only’ an estimated 2,092 (12%) building occupants failed to escape. However, studies into the evacuation suggest that there were a number of issues which hampered the evacuation including: response behaviour, occupants took a long time to respond to the need to evacuate; wayfinding, many occupants did not know where the emergency stairs were located, evacuation of people with reduced mobility (PRM) and the time required to empty the building had the buildings been fully occupied, predicted evacuation times exceeded 2 hours. Here we describe research undertaken by FSEG following 911 to investigate these issues including; occupant response behaviour, the development of a novel emergency signage system, the use of assist devices to aid PRM and the use of lifts for full-building evacuation. Finally, if time is available, some evacuation modelling insights into the Duisburg Love Parade disaster will be presented.
Information on participating / attending:
Kontakt: Prof. Dr. Silke Schmidt
Institut für Psychologie, Lehrstuhl Gesundheit und Prävention
Robert-Blum-Straße 13, 17489 Greifswald
Tel. 03834 86-3810/-3800, assistenz.gesundheit@uni-greifswald.de
Date:
08/12/2014 18:15 - 08/12/2014 19:30
Event venue:
Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald
Martin-Luther-Straße 14
17489 Greifswald
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Psychology
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
07/16/2014
Sender/author:
Sabine Köditz
Department:
Presse- und Informationsstelle
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event47848
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