DESIGN OF EMERGENCY EXITS IN BUILDINGS WITH ELLIPTICAL CORRIDORS. RESEARCH DESIGN

Abstract

There was considered the possibility of solving the problem of emergency exits (EE) optimal location in elliptical corridors with the maximum distance of EEs from each other, minimizing the mixing of human flows (and, accordingly, panic) during evacuation in case of fire or other emergencies. There was examined the location of EE on both sides of the corridor, with at least one EE at the end of the corridor leading to a staircase or safe area. A sequence of steps was proposed to implement the task – to find the optimal configuration of a given number of EEs on both sides of the corridor.

Keywords

• emergency exit
• curved corridor
• optimal configuration
• coordinates calculation
• number of emergency exits