Webinar series on Human Behaviour in fire: Evacuation modelling
The next Webinar series on Human Behaviour in fire: Evacuation modelling will take place on 29 April 2024.
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Key information
- Date(s)
- Attendance type
- Online
- Pricing
- Free
- Attendance model
- Open
Description
This is the 11th event of a webinar series arranged by the permanent working group on Human Behaviour in Fires by the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS).
Related content
Two early career researchers will present on the topic of Evacuation Modelling:
Juraj Kmec – Sensitivity Analysis in Pedestrian and Evacuation Modelling
Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis are tools that can offer valuable insight into models that are otherwise considered black boxes. This contribution presents the most popular sensitivity and uncertainty analysis techniques and surveys their use across pedestrian and evacuation modelling. A case study involving a simulated evacuation of a heterogeneous crowd is shown as an illustration.
Yuxin Zhang - How to model evacuation behaviour in fire: a coupling numerical approach using CFD and CA models
Existing numerical models often fall short in embedding fire development into the evacuation process, neglecting the adverse effects of fire. This study presents a comprehensive framework detailing the real-time coupling of fire development using Computational Fluid Dynamics and pedestrian movement using Cellular Automaton models, which fully considers the influence of fire on people’s decision-making and movement.
Sectors
Evacuation
Risk drivers
Environmental degradation