For safety evacuation design of large gathering space such as the shopping mall, we suggested the evacuation zoning method to ensure people's life. To this research, we selected a department store and analyzed the evacuation characteristics using the ...
For safety evacuation design of large gathering space such as the shopping mall, we suggested the evacuation zoning method to ensure people's life. To this research, we selected a department store and analyzed the evacuation characteristics using the SIMULEX.
In case of general conditions, total evacuation time was 765 seconds because of pouring and stagnating in the specific exits. But in case of zoning in one stories, total evacuation time was 680 seconds and was able to save about 1 minutes. Also in case of zoning in all stories, that time was 585 seconds. Therefore if it was considered the evacuation zoning method in the initial evacuation design steps, we could design the more safety building and escape a terrible accidents.