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A Study of Behaviors in Premovement in Highrise Residential Building Fire

  

  1. School of Mechanicalelectronic and Automobile Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044,China
  • Online:2016-02-29 Published:2016-04-05

Abstract:

High building residents behavioral responses after hearing fire signals and before determining to escape are studied. The virtual interactive residential interior scenes are methodologically constructed. Based on the scenes, participants behaviors in the period of premovement are investigated. The results indicate that, 1) while the fire signals are sent out, few people make an immediate escape in reaction; 2) behaviors of participants living in the higher rises are relatively fewer and the total time spent in premovement is shorter than that of those in the lower rises; and 3) the number of floors and risk acceptance exert a significant impact on the total time spent in premovement.

Key words: emergent behaviors, premovement time, highrise residential building fire