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Allocating building exits for optimized emergency evacuations
During an emergency evacuation, efficient building design and evacuation routing are critical to ensuring the safety of occupants attempting to escape a building. The primary objectives of this research are to find the optimal locations of exits from buildings and to perform a risk analysis of building evacuations. To accomplish these objectives, nonlinear programming techniques, queueing theory, risk assessment, and a risk matrix were used. The optimal locations of exits were determined using nonlinear programming. The research results show that the optimal placement of exit locations reduces the evacuation distance and time. Queueing theory was used to determine estimated evacuation times through the optimized exit locations. This research shows that determining the minimum number of exits can reduce the total evacuation time. A risk analysis was performed through the creation of a contingency plan, development of a flowchart for procedures to be used during evacuations, and the utilization of a risk analysis table. Through the optimization of building exit locations, a greater level of safety can be achieved during emergency evacuations.
Allocating building exits for optimized emergency evacuations
During an emergency evacuation, efficient building design and evacuation routing are critical to ensuring the safety of occupants attempting to escape a building. The primary objectives of this research are to find the optimal locations of exits from buildings and to perform a risk analysis of building evacuations. To accomplish these objectives, nonlinear programming techniques, queueing theory, risk assessment, and a risk matrix were used. The optimal locations of exits were determined using nonlinear programming. The research results show that the optimal placement of exit locations reduces the evacuation distance and time. Queueing theory was used to determine estimated evacuation times through the optimized exit locations. This research shows that determining the minimum number of exits can reduce the total evacuation time. A risk analysis was performed through the creation of a contingency plan, development of a flowchart for procedures to be used during evacuations, and the utilization of a risk analysis table. Through the optimization of building exit locations, a greater level of safety can be achieved during emergency evacuations.
Allocating building exits for optimized emergency evacuations
Hooper, Elizabeth Joanne (Autor:in)
01.08.2017
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