Validation and Calibration of the EXIT89 Evacuation Model for Road Tunnel Evacuation Applications

Enrico Ronchi, Rita Fahy, Pasquale Colonna, Nicola Berloco

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The validation of an evacuation model is generally performed through testing its predictive capabilities within a set of standard environments (e.g. buildings) or standard layouts. Unfortunately, non-expert users could consider model results as reliable in unique environments as well, such as road tunnels, and extend their use to applications where no ad hoc validation tests have been performed. This paper focuses on the applicability of the EXIT89 model for road tunnel evacuations. The predictive capabilities of EXIT89 are tested by comparing the model results with a tunnel evacuation experiment. A case study has been then analysed, namely the Condò tunnel in Lecce (Italy). The evacuation times produced by the model are also compared with the results produced by the capacity method described in the Society of Fire Protection Engineering Handbook. Conclusions focus on model strengths and limitations in the reproduction of human behaviour aspects related to road tunnel evacuations.

Originalspråkengelska
Titel på värdpublikationPedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2012
RedaktörerUlrich Weidmann, Uwe Kirsch, Michael Schreckenberg
UtgivningsortCham
FörlagSpringer
Sidor543-550
Antal sidor8
ISBN (elektroniskt)978-3-319-02447-9
ISBN (tryckt)978-3-319-02446-2
DOI
StatusPublished - 2014
Externt publiceradJa
Evenemang6th International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics, PED 2012
- ETH, Zürich, Schweiz
Varaktighet: 2012 juni 62012 juni 8

Konferens

Konferens6th International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics, PED 2012
Land/TerritoriumSchweiz
OrtZürich
Period2012/06/062012/06/08

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