Publisher's Synopsis
The ability to enable efficient circulation of people in heavily populated enclosures is important to the day to day operation of large commercial buildings such as airport terminals, railway and underground stations, shopping malls and cinemas. More importantly, it is an essential design feature in the event of emergency situations. Fire safety engineers require both a fundamental understanding of the range of human psychological and physiological responses to fire and at least a rudimentary understanding of the theoretical basis supporting evacuation models to appreciate their limitations and capabilities. The accompanying CD-ROM provides an example of evacuation modelling software allowing the reader to gain experience in using the methods described in the book. This book will allow engineers to design and implement safety measures that can potentially control, or at least reduce, the impact of fire or other emergency requiring an evacuation. It will be of interest to those performing fire engineering calculations and those involved in designing circulation spaces (i.e. non-emergency applications) such as the design of exhibitions, passenger terminals, event management, etc.;The book will also have a strong appeal in sectors outside the built environment, for example in the aviation, marine and rail.
