Research on fire evacuation of shopping center based on Pathfinder
TIAN Dongmei
MA Xinyue
YAO Jian
Abstract：With the continuous improvement of urban planning and construction layout,a large number of large shopping malls have emerged across the country,which are often densely crowded,and if a fire breaks out,whether the rapid and safe evacuation of personnel is particularly important.Based on Pathfinder soft-ware,different evacuation modes under fire conditions in a shopping mall are simulated,and the optimal mode of the shopping center is solved,and the effects of different evacuation modes on evacuation time,evacuation exit utilization and evacuation tool utilization are discussed.The results show that the escalator coupled with double downward movement on the basis of the evacuation staircase has the best evacuation effect,which takes 466 s.Evacuees are not familiar with the evacuation exits of the shopping center,and should set up obvious exit signs,and allocate professionals to guide evacuation to avoid losses caused by concentrated congestion;Slow-moving people such as children and the elderly can improve efficiency by using fire elevators for evacua-tion.The research results can provide a reference for fire evacuation in large shopping centers.
Keywords：Pathfinderfire evacuationescalatorshopping centre
Publication Date：2023-12-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：9( 90-98 )