Simulation and Optimization of Emergency Evacuation in Gold Museum Based on AnyLogic

Rail transit stations with multifloor structures have been built in many cities to intensively utilize land resources and facilitate lives of community. However, being overcrowded with passengers results in high risks during daily operation. In response, this study conducted an emergency evacuation simulation and optimization in the three-dimensional (3D) space of “complex rail transit stations” (CRTSs). The aim of the paper is to provide a methodology to determine effective emergency evacuation strategies for CRTSs. The Lianglukou Rail Transit Station in Chongqing, China, was used as a case study and the AnyLogic simulation platform employed for simulating emergency evacuations. An emergency evacuation theoretical framework was established. The emergency evacuation strategies, including evacuation routes and evacuation times, were determined based on the theoretical demonstration. Simulation and optimization of emergency evacuation in the Lianglukou station were conducted. Accordingly, four main simulation results were obtained: (1) Escalators/stairs and turnstiles are key facilities in the evacuation; (2) Effective guidance for the evacuation is necessary in the public space of the station; (3) Passenger aggregation nodes should be guided for balanced evacuation; (4) Removing metal barriers is a useful evacuation optimization measure. The proposed research method and framework can be used by other CRTSs in the establishment of emergency evacuation strategies and effective optimization strategies to promote safety of transportation system. The research findings are beneficial to passengers in helping them provide valuable emergency evacuation guidance.

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Simulation and optimization of fire safety emergency evacuation in university library

AIP Advances ◽

10.1063/5.0056046 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 065323

Author(s):

Mufeng Xiao ◽

Xihua Zhou ◽

Yanchun Han ◽

Gang Bai ◽

Jue Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fire Safety ◽

Emergency Evacuation ◽

Simulation And Optimization ◽

University Library

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Observation, simulation and optimization of the movement of passengers with baggage in railway station

International Journal of Modern Physics C ◽

10.1142/s0129183115501247 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 26 (11) ◽

pp. 1550124 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Zhi Ming Fang ◽

Wei Lv ◽

Li-Xue Jiang ◽

Qing-Feng Xu ◽

Wei-Guo Song

Keyword(s):

Management Strategy ◽

Lattice Gas ◽

Emergency Evacuation ◽

Movement Behavior ◽

Emergency Case ◽

Railway Station ◽

Lane Changing ◽

Crowd Analysis ◽

Simulation And Optimization ◽

Movement Characteristics

To propose method that can optimize the movement efficiency of passengers in the railway station and then guarantee the personal security under emergency case, we did experimental and modeling research on the movement behavior and characteristics of the passengers in a railway station. Observation experiments were conducted to analyze the process of passengers catching trains and leaving the station, through which, the phenomena of lane changing and dislocation were found in a straight channel, and seven categories of baggage were also identified in the crowd. Analysis shows that personal speed would rise as the increasing size of the baggage. A modified lattice gas model focus on the passengers carrying baggage was further built to study passengers movement characteristics. Using this model, the effect of pause probability of passengers and the effect of channel width on movement efficiency were analyzed, according to which, a management strategy to promote the flow rate of crowd in railway station was proposed. This study may be useful to study on evacuation of the railway station, control of the passengers and formulate pre-proposal on emergency evacuation.

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