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Boyce, Univ of Ulster, UK - Chair Jason Averill, NIST, USA Rita Fahy, NFPA, USA Carole Franks, Interscience Communications, UK Hakan Frantzich, Lund Univ, Sweden Edwin Galea, Univ of Greenwich, UK Steve Gwynne, NRCC, Canada Glenn Hedman, Univ of Illinois at Chicago, USA Erica Kuligowski, NIST, USA Brian Meachem, Worcester Polytechnic Inst, USA Daniel Nilsson, Lund Univ, Sweden Rosaria Ono, Univ of Sao Paulo, Brazil Amanda Robbins, Sereca Fire Consulting, Canada Ai Sekizawa, Tokyo Univ of Science, Japan Tomonori Sano, Waseda Univ, Japan Ian Thomas, Victoria Univ of Technology, Australia |
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VAST
KNOWLEDGE BASE Paper
presented at Interflam and Human Behaviour in Fire Sympoiums (1998
- 2013) |
6th
international symposium Human Behaviour in Fire 28 - 30th September 2015 Downing College, Cambridge, UK |
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| 09.30 | Welcome
by Conference Chair: Dr Karen Boyce, University of Ulster, UK |
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| 09.45 | Keynote:
Burning Down the Silos: Integrating new perspectives from social science research Erica Kuligowski, NIST, USA |
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A: Howard Lecture Theatre (1st Flr) Conceptual Modelling (Decision Making) Chair: Erica Kuligowski, NIST, USA |
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B:Grace Howard Room (Ground Flr) Way finding in Complex Environments Chair:Daniel Nilsson, Lund Univ, Sweden |
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| 10.20 | Human
Behaviour in Fire –Model Development and Application Steve Gwynne, NRCC, Canada, E Kuligowski, NIST,USA and M Kinsey, Arup, UK |
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wayfinding experiment in a multiple-floor complex building focused
in fire routes and fire exits Rosaria Ono, K Moreira, T Leivas, G Camanho, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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| 10.40 | Assessment
of the New Zealand verification method pre-travel scenarios using
the Evacuation Decision Model Elisa Retana Rodriguez, Holmes Fire, USA and M Spearpoint, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
Active
Dynamic Signage System: A Full-Scale Evacuation Trial Edwin Galea, H Xie, D Cooney, L Filippidis, University of Greenwich,UK |
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| 11.00 | Coffee | ||||
| 11.30 | A
Simple Decision Model for Managing the Movement of Building Occupants
during Fire Emergencies Norman Groner, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, USA |
Smart
Evacuation Guiding Systems and Evaluation Wallace Zhong, Red Fire Engineers, Australia Y He, University of Western Sydney, Australia |
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| 11.50 | Designing
an Event Feedback System Integrated into Collective Activity Christelle Casse, S Caroly, Genoble University, France, M Tesson, C William CETU, France |
Knowledge-
and perception-based route choice modeling for evacuation in case
of fire Benjamin Schröder, D Haensel, M Chraibi, L Arnold, A Seyfried, Jülich Supercomputing Centre, E Andresen, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany |
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| 12.10 | Discussion | ||||
| 12.30 | Lunch | ||||
| 14.00 | KEYNOTE:
Virtual Reality Experiments - The future or a dead end? Daniel Nilsson, Lund University, Sweden and Max Kinateder, Brown University, USA |
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A: Howard Lecture Theatre (1st Flr) Novel Approaches to Human Behaviour Related Research Chair: Ian Thomas, Victoria Univ of Technology, Australia |
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B:Grace Howard Room (Ground Flr) Culture Influences on Behaviour Chair: Brian Meacham, Worcester Polytechnic Inst, USA |
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| 14.30 | Using
Infra-Red Technology to Track People Moving in the Built Environment
– Accuracy of Automatically Measuring Walking Speed and Crowd
Congestion Robert Brown, Memorial University,Canada E Galea, S Deere, L Filippidis, University of Greenwich, UK |
The
Effects of Cultural Differences between Teachers and Pupils in the
USA and Saudi Arabia on Emergency Evacuation – Analysis of Fire
Alarm Recognition and Training Majed Almejmaj,BuroHappold Engineering/WPI, J Skorinko, B Meacham WPI, USA |
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| 14.50 | Estimating
the number of people in buildings with data from ventilation systems Emma Ingmarsson, Ida Pettersson, Daniel Nilsson,Lund University, Sweden and D Purser, Hartford Environmental Research, UK |
Investigating
the Impact of Culture on Evacuation Response Phase Behaviour Ed Galea, M Sauter, S Deere, L Filippidis, University of Greenwich, UK |
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| 15.10 | Influence
of passive bystanders on human behavior in a virtual road tunnel fire Max Kinateder, Brown University, USA, D Gromer, S Buld, P Gast, M Jost, M Nehfischer, M Müller, A Mühlberger, P Pauli, University of Würzburg, Germany |
Response
to Emergency Way-finding Systems by People from Different Cultures Jorge Troncoso, Extintores Batallon 40 SRL. Lambare, Paraguay, D Nilsson and E Ronchi, Lund University, Sweden |
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| 15.30 | Discussion |
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| 15.45 | Tea |
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| 16.15 - 17.15 | PANEL
DISCUSSION: Time and Information as Central Factors in Modeling Human Behaviour in Emergencies Panel Moderator: Jake Pauls, Jake Pauls Consulting Services, Canada >> click here for more information |
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| 18.45 | WELCOME
DRINKS AND BUFFET |
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A: Howard Lecture Theatre (1st Flr) Evacuation Flow Dynamics Chairs: Steve Gwynne, NRCC Canada and Tomonori Sano, Wasdea Univ, Japan |
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B:Grace Howard Room (Ground Flr) Understanding Response Behaviour Chair: David Purser, Hartford Environmental Research, UK |
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| 09.00 | Characteristics
Of Walking Behaviour Based On Of A Real Evacuation Drill In A High-Rise
Building Tomonori Sano, M Yajima, Waseda University, H Kadokura, Tokyo Research Institute and A Sekizawa, Tokyo University of Science, Japan |
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Study of Human Behaviour during Evacuation of Licensed Premises Karen Boyce, N McConnell, University of Ulster, UK |
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| 09.20 | Investigation
of Occupant Behaviours and Movement on Stairs Camille Levy, Arup Group Ltd, Jamie Pierce, A Porter, Jensen Hughes Inc, A da Vitoria, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC, B Meacham, WPI, USA |
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Study of Response Behaviour in a Theatre during a Live Performance Edwin Galea, C Hopkin, S Deere, University of Greenwich, UK |
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| 09.40 | Analysis
of crowd flow through doors merged to a crowded corridor Akihide Jo, Takenaka Corporation, T Sano, Waseda University and Y Ohmiya, Tokyo University of Science, Japan |
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new approach to measure the collective behavior during evacuation Arturo Cuesta, O Abreu, D Alvear, University of Cantabria, Spain |
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| 10.00 | The
Impact of Security Bollards on Evacuation Flow Ed Galea, D Cooney and S Gary, University of Greenwich, UK and S Gwynne, NRCC, Canada |
A
mixed-ordered approach to investigate correlations among different
affordances in fire evacuation Ruggiero Lovreglio, Politecnico de Bari, Italy, E Ronchi, D Nilsson, Lund University, Sweden |
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| 10.20 | Discussion |
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| 10.40 | Coffee |
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| 12.25 | Lunch |
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Session
A: Howard Lecture Theatre (1st Flr) Evacuation Flow Dynamics Cont. Chairs: Steve Gwynne, NRCC Canada and Tomonori Sano, Wasdea Univ, Japan |
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B:Grace Howard Room (Ground Flr) Human Behaviour in Dwellings Chair: Rita Fahy, NFPA, USA |
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| 13.45 | The
effect of alcohol related impairment on evacuation characteristics Anne Madsen, Marlene Westmose Hansen, A Dederichs, , Technical University of Denmark and J Sørensen, Rambøll, Denmark |
Human
behavior in survived accidental residential fires Lin Xiong, D Bruck, M Ball, Victoria University, Australia |
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| 14.05 | Effects
of human body on pedestrian flow characteristics at openings Mineko Imanishi, Aachen University, Germany/ Waseda University, Japan and T Sano , Waseda University, Japan |
Analysis
Of Response Behavior In Fire Incidents Where Residential Smoke Detectors
Successfully Worked Ai Sekizawa, M Mizuno, Tokyo University of Science, T Shimadzu, Hochiki Corporation, Y Gomi, T Doi, Tokyo Gas Co and T Suina, Tokyo Fire Department, Japan |
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| 14.25 | Ascending
Stair Evacuation – effects of fatigue, walking speed & human
behaviour Johan Noren, Briab Brand & Riskingenjörerna AB, M Delin, DeBrand Sverige AB, K Fridolf, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden/Lund University, K Kuklane, A Halder, K Lundgren, E Ronchi, S Arias, Lund University, Sweden |
Fire
Alarm Waking Effectiveness for Alcohol Impaired Adults Ian Thomas, D Bruck, M Ball, Victoria University, Australia |
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| 14.45 | Ascending
evacuation - Walking speed in stairs as a function of height Mattias Delin, DeBrand Sverige AB, J Noren, Briab Brand & Riskingenjörerna AB, K Fridolf, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden/Lund University and K Kuklane, A Halder, K Lundgren, S Månsson, Lund University, Sweden |
Recollection
of flame height and smoke volume in domestic fires Lynn Hulse, E Galea, A Siddiqui, University of Greenwich and D Wales, O Thompson, Kent Fire & Rescue Service, UK |
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| 15.05 | Exploring
the biomechanics of walking and crowd flow Peter Thompson, AutdDesk Ltd, UK, D Nilsson, Lund University Sweden, D McGrath, University College Dublin, Ireland, K Boyce and M Molloy, University of Ulster, UK |
From
data to difference – considering the application of a large
scale database of human behaviour in accidental dwelling fires David Wales, O Thompson, Kent Fire & Rescue Service and L Hulse, E Galea, University of Greenwich, UK |
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| 15.25 | Discussion |
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| 15.45 | Tea
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| 16.15 - 17.15 | Discussion
Panel: Informing Practice: This panel session addresses the continuing impact and sustainability of Human Behaviour in Fire - as a field of research and as a mechanism for achieving practical benefit. Panel Leaders: Steve Gwynne, National Research Council of Canada, Canada and Erica Kuligowski, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA >>click here for more information |
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| 19.00 | SYMPOSIUM
RECEPTION AND DINNER |
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A: Howard Lecture Theatre (1st Flr) Evacuation Modelling – Validation and Application Chair: Amanda Robbins, Sereca Fire Consulting, Canada |
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B:Grace Howard Room (Ground Flr) Understanding Vulnerable Populations Chair: Ai Sekizawa, Tokyo Univ of Science, Japan |
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| 09.00 | Uncertainties
in Evacuation Modelling: Current Flaws and Future Improvements Rodrigo Machado Tavares, CH2M Fire Safety Team, UK and E Ronchi, Lund University, Sweden |
Real
Time, Real Fire, Real Response:An Analysis of Response Behaviour in
Housing for Vulnerable People Mike Burroughs, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and E Galea, University of Greenwich, UK |
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| 09.20 | People
Movement Study of Large Airport – Data Generation, Flow Dynamics
and Coupled Models Steve Strege, Simon Goodhead, Jensen Huges, USA |
Effects
of pre-fire age and health status on vulnerability to incapacitation
and death from exposure to carbon monoxide and smoke irritants in
Rosepark fire incident victims David Purser, Hartford Environmental Research, UK |
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| 09.40 | Proposal
of Elements and Methods of Validation and Calibration in the Context
of Architectural Fire Evacuation Design; Through a Validation and
Calibration of a Multi-Agent Evacuation Simulator Simtread Yoshikazu Minegishi, N Takeichi, A Jo,Takenaka Corporation, Y Yoshida, Yoshida Safe Design Laboratory and T Sano, Waseda University, Japan, T Kimura, A&A Co Ltd |
An
Investigation And Analysis Of Pre-Movement And Evacuation, Times,
Procedures And Behaviours In Irish Health Sector Building Catriona MacCallum, P Lennon, , R Lennon, Letterkenney Institute of Technology, Ireland |
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| 10.00 | The
Simulation of Urban-Scale Evacuation Scenarios: Swinley Forest Fire Anand Veeraswamy, E Galea, L Filippidis, P Lawrence, University of Greenwich, UK and R Gazzard, Forestry Commission England, UK |
Impact
of Smoke Compartment Size on Horizontal Evacuation Time in Healthcare
Facilities Drew Martin, Arup, Mary Long, Jensen Hughes, B Meacham, WPI, USA |
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| 10.20 | Collection
and use of data from school egress trials Enrico Ronchi, Lund University, Sweden, A Cuesta, University of Cantabria,Spain and S Gwynne, NRCC, Canada |
Fire
Evacuation of People with Mobility Impairments Using Elevators Erica Kuligowski, Kathy Butler, S Furman, NIST,USA |
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| 10.40 | Discussion |
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| 11.00 | Coffee |
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| 11.30 - 12.40 | Discussion
Panel : Reviewing the ethical boundaries of empirical research in the area of human behaviour in fire (to include at outset overview of findings paper, 7 Ethics in the Study of Human Behaviour in Fire) Panel Leader: Daniel Nilsson, Lund University, Sweden >> click here for more information |
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Lunch |
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Session
A: Howard Lecture Theatre (1st Flr) Means of Egress – Accessible for All? Chair: Dr Karen Boyce, University of Ulster, UK |
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B:Grace Howard Room (Ground Flr) Egress Speed – Influencing Factors Chair: Edwin Galea, Univ of Greenwich, UK |
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| 14.00 | Refuge
Floors – History, Implementation and Methods for Improvement David Barber, Arup, USA, P Johnson, Arup, Australia |
The
relationship between obstructed and unobstructed walking speed: Results
from an evacuation experiment in a smoke filled tunnel Karl Fridolf, SP Fire Research/Lund University and E Ronchi, D Nilsson, H Frantzich, Lund University, Sweden |
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| 14.20 | To
areas of refuge and beyond. Proposals for improving egressibility
for the disabled derived from an analysis of the end users’
perspective and environmental critical factors of refuge areas in
Italy Elisabetta Carattin, V Tatano, IUAV University of Venice, Italy |
Impact
of Gender on Egress Speeds Bryan Hoskins, Oklahoma State University, USA |
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| 14.40 | Attitudes
about safe refuge areas as an egress strategy from the point of view
of the mobility impaired people, authorities and building planners Kristin Andree, H Frantzich, Lund University, S Bengtson and A Jönsson, Brandskyddslaget, Sweden |
Effect
of Emergency Sign and Illumination on Walking Speed in Smoke-Filled
Corridor Kosuke Fujii, National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster, T Sano, Waseda University and Y Ohmiya, Tokyo University of Science, Japan |
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| 15.00 | Accessible
Emergency Egress – Mapping of New Zealand Guidance and Community
Experiences Amanda Robbins, K Calder, Jensen Hughes Consulting Canada, J Warren, Warren and Associates, New Zealand , S Gwynne, NRCC, Canada |
Quantifying
the influencing parameters for egress in rail tunnels: an attempt
to bridge the gap between research and FSE Xavier Deckers, B Van Weyenberge, Fire Engineered Solutions Ghent/ Ghent University, B Merci, Ghent University, Belgium |
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| 15.20 | Discussion | ||||
| 15.40 | Close | ||||
| 16.00 | TEA & DEPART | ||||
POSTERS
Group
1: Evacuation Analysis – Parameters and User Inputs Comparative
Study Of Evacuation Dynamics Using A Lecture Room Evaluation
Of Fire Fighters’ Acute Fatigue Based On On-Line Physical
Measurement Group
2: Design and Management of Buildings Modelling
the impact of sky-bridges on total evacuation in high-rise buildings A parametric
multi-tool study to assess smoke management system performance for
an atrium (egress modeling results) Occupants
with mobility impairments and social groups in design calculations Group 3 : Representing Vulnerable Populations Evaluation
of NFPA’s Remembering When™ Program |
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