- Test 1: Maintaining Set Walking Speed in Corridor
- Test 2: Maintaining Set Walking Speed Up Staircase
- Test 3: Maintaining Set Walking Speed Down Staircase
- Test 4: Exit Flow Rate
- Test 5: Response Time
- Test 6: Rounding Corners
- Test 8: Counterflow - Two Rooms Connected via a Corridor
- Test 9: Exit Flow: Crowd Dissipation from a Large Public Room
Test 1: Maintaining Set Walking Speed in Corridor #
Objective:
The goal of this test is to verify that the software can maintain a set walking speed for agents in a straight corridor. This simulates typical conditions in an evacuation scenario.
Test Scenario:
One person in a corridor 2 m wide and 40 m long with a walking speed of 1 m/s should be demonstrated to cover this distance in 40 s.
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Test 2: Maintaining Set Walking Speed Up Staircase #
Objective:
This test evaluates the software’s ability to maintain a set walking speed when agents move up a staircase, reflecting the influence of vertical movement on evacuation speed.
Test Scenario:
One person on a stair 2 m wide and a length of 10 m measured along the incline with a walking speed of 1 m/s should be demonstrated to cover this distance in 10 s.
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Test 3: Maintaining Set Walking Speed Down Staircase #
Objective:
This test checks whether agents maintain a set walking speed while descending a staircase, which is crucial in evacuation scenarios involving multi-story structures.
Test Scenario:
One person on a stair 2 m wide and a length of 10 m measured along the incline with a walking speed of 1 m/s should be demonstrated to cover this distance in 10 s.
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Test 4: Exit Flow Rate #
Objective:
This test verifies the flow rate of agents through an exit, ensuring the software can accurately simulate crowd dynamics at exit points.
Test Scenario:
100 persons (p) in a room of size 8 m by 5 m with a 1 m exit located centrally on the 5 m wall. The flow rate over the entire period should not exceed 1.33 p/s.
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Test 5: Response Time #
Objective:
This test aims to measure the response time of agents when an evacuation is initiated, verifying the software’s capacity to simulate immediate reactions.
Test Scenario:
Ten persons in a room of size 8 m by 5 m with a 1 m exit located centrally on the 5 m wall. Impose response times as follows uniformly distributed in the range between 10 s and 100 s. Verify that each occupant starts moving at the appropriate time.
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Test 6: Rounding Corners #
Objective:
This test evaluates the software’s ability to simulate agents moving smoothly around corners during evacuation.
Test Scenario:
Twenty persons approaching a left-hand corner will successfully navigate around the corner without penetrating the boundaries
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Test 8: Counterflow – Two Rooms Connected via a Corridor #
Objective:
This test verifies the software’s ability to simulate counterflow, where agents move in opposite directions through a shared corridor.
Test Scenario:
Two rooms 10 m wide and long connected via a corridor 10 m long and 2 m wide starting and ending at the centre of one side of each room.
Step 1: One hundred persons move from room 1 to room 2, where the initial distribution is such that the space of room 1 is filled from the left with maximum possible density. The time the last person enters room 2 is recorded.
Step 2: Step one is repeated with an additional ten, fifty, and one hundred persons in room 2. These persons should have identical characteristics to those in room 1. Both rooms move off simultaneously and the time for the last persons in room 1 to enter room 2 is recorded. The expected result is that the recorded time increases with the number of persons in counterflow increases.
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Test 9: Exit Flow: Crowd Dissipation from a Large Public Room #
Objective:
This test focuses on the dissipation of crowds exiting from a large room through one or more exits.
Test Scenario:
Public room with four exits and 1,000 persons uniformly distributed in the room. Persons leave via the nearest exits. Choose a panel consisting of males 30-50 years old with instant response time and distribute the walking speeds over a population of 1,000 persons.
Step 1: Record the time the last person leaves the room.
Step 2: Close doors 1 and 2 and repeat step 1.
The expected result is an approximate doubling of the time to empty the room.
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