Effects of Different Staircase Design Factors on Evacuation of Children from Kindergarten Buildings Analyzed via Agent-Based Simulation

Staircase design is critical to the evacuation of children. Through an agent-based simulation, this study focused on the relationship between staircase design factors and evacuation efficiency in a multi-story kindergarten. A quantitative study was conducted on three critical architectural design fa...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jiaxu Zhou, Xiaohu Jia, Junhan Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/1/56