Effect of walking height on movement of individuals and crowds in a corridor
Maoyu Li,
Zhizuan Zhou,
Ping Zhang
et al.
Abstract:The safe and efficient evacuation of pedestrians in an emergency has been widely investigated in the past. Stooping is a common walking posture of pedestrians in evacuation. Understanding the basic laws of pedestrian movement with stoop posture is instructive for developing effective evacuation management in an emergency. However, the evacuation behaviors and movement characteristics of stooped pedestrians are still unclear. In this study, a series of experiments on individuals and crowds with different walkin… Show more
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