An edition of The Interaction between occupants and fire alarm systems in complex buildings
(2000)
The Interaction between occupants and fire alarm systems in complex buildings
This paper reports research conducted with regard to the investigation of the evacuation of personnel from a shopping mall. The key focus of the investigation relates to the concept of delay in evacuation or pre-reaction time. The paper reviews the procedure conducted and the data obtained from two evacuations
by Paul J. Haydock
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The Interaction between occupants and fire alarm systems in complex buildings.
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Table of Contents
ABSTRACT 2
CONTENTS 4
FIGURE 6
CHAPTER ONE 7
OUTLINE OF THE PROBLEM 7
1.1 INTRODUCTION 7
1. 2 HISTORY 8
1. 3 RATIONALE 9
1. 4 OBJECTIVES 12
CHAPTER TWO 14
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND FIRE STUDIES 14
2. 1 PREAMBLE 14
2. 2 JUDICIAL ENQUIRIES 14
2. 3 TECHNICAL STUDIES 16
2. 4 LABORATORY SIMULATIONS 17
2. 5 PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS 19
2. 6 COMPUTER SIMULATIONS 21
2. 7 CASE STUDIES 24
2.8 SUMMARY 29
CHAPTER THREE 30
DESIGN CRITERIA FOR MEANS OF ESCAPE 30
3. 1 PREAMBLE 30
3. 2 DESIGN STRATEGY FOR SIMPLE BUILDINGS 30
FIGURE 3. 1 FACTORS THAT AFFECT ESCAPE (2) 34
3. 3 DESIGN STRATEGY FOR COMPLEX BUILDINGS 36
3.4 PRE-MOVEMENT TIME 37
3.5 BUILDING MANAGEMENT 37
3.6 FIRE BEHAVIOUR IN BUILDINGS 38
3.7 SUMMARY 40
CHAPTER FOUR 41
REQUIRED SAFE EXIT TIME 41
4. 1 INTRODUCTION 41
4. 2 THE CONCEPT 41
FIGURE 4. 1 EVACUATION COMPONENTS 42
4.3 SUMMARY 45
CHAPTER FIVE 47
ASPECTS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 47
5. 1 PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS 47
5. 2 PSYCHOLOGICAL MODELS 47
5. 3 FIRE WARNING SYSTEMS 49
5.4 SUMMARY 52
CHAPTER SIX 53
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF AN EVACUATION SYSTEM 53
6. 1 INTRODUCTION 53
6. 2 OVERVIEW OF THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK 54
6.3 THE EXPERIMENT 54
6. 4 OBJECTIVES 55
6. 5 THE BUILDING 55
FIGURE 6. 1 SHOPPING CENTRE LEVEL ONE 56
6. 5 DATA RECORDING 56
FIGURE 6. 2 SHOPPING CENTRE LEVEL TWO 57
6. 6 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 57
6. 7 EVACUATION 1 58
FIGURE 6. 1 MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION 58
6. 8 EVACUATION 2 59
FIGURE 6. 2 MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION 59
FIGURE 6.3 GRAPH OF FLOW RATES 60
FIGURE 6.4 COMPARISON OF EVACUATION 1 AND 2 61
6. 9 COMMENT UPON OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR 62
FIGURE 6.5 EVACUATION 1 65
FIGURE 6.6 MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION EVACUATION 2 PREMOVEMENT TIME 66
FIGURE 6.7 EVACUATION 2 66
FIGURE 6.8 MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION EVACUATION 2 67
6. 10 CONCLUSIONS 67
CHAPTER SEVEN 69
CONCLUSIONS 69
7.0 INTRODUCTION 69
7.1 FINDING FROM THE LITERATURE REVIEW 69
7.2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 70
7.3 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 70
7.4 EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS 70
7. 6 RECOMMENDATIONS 71
7.6.1 STAFF TRAINING 71
7.6.2 CORRECT ALARM SYSTEM 73
7.7 PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER WORK 73
7. 4 SUMMARY 73
REFERENCES 74
FIGURE
FIGURE 3. 1 FACTORS THAT AFFECT ESCAPE (2) 34
FIGURE 4. 1 EVACUATION COMPONENTS 42
FIGURE 6. 1 SHOPPING CENTRE LEVEL ONE 56
FIGURE 6. 2 SHOPPING CENTRE LEVEL TWO 57
FIGURE 6. 1 MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION 58
FIGURE 6. 2 MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION 59
FIGURE 6.3 GRAPH OF FLOW RATES 60
FIGURE 6.4 COMPARISON OF EVACUATION 1 AND 2 61
FIGURE 6.5 EVACUATION 1 65
FIGURE 6.6 MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION EVACUATION 2 PREMOVEMENT TIME 66
FIGURE 6.7 EVACUATION 2 66
FIGURE 6.8 MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION EVACUATION 2 67
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