Lessons Learned from Modeling the Evacuation of a Suburban University Campus
University campuses can be at risk during natural and man-made disasters because of the concentration of population and buildings. During emergency situations, traffic congestion may occur because of high traffic volumes and vehicle-pedestrian conflicts. Evacuation modeling and planning can aid in guiding the vehicles and pedestrians to safety, in the shortest time possible. To that end, a case study was conducted on an evacuation scenario at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, an isolated campus in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The researchers used the model to predict total clearance time, identify problematic locations, and evaluate low-cost operational improvements. Although the evacuation was expected to produce large volumes of pedestrians crossing a key evacuation link, it was found that vehicle-pedestrian conflicts at these locations did not have a significant effect on the overall evacuation period because the timing of these flows was offset.
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Supplemental Notes:
- © 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Fries, Ryan N
- Ghale, Karna
- Dirks, Bryan
- Qi, Yan
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Conference:
- International Conference on Transportation and Development 2018
- Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States
- Date: 2018-7-15 to 2018-7-18
- Publication Date: 2018
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Pagination: pp 59-70
- Monograph Title: International Conference on Transportation and Development 2018: Planning, Sustainability, and Infrastructure Systems
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Campuses; Evacuation; Lessons learned; Pedestrians; Suburbs; Traffic volume
- Identifier Terms: Southern Illinois University
- Geographic Terms: St. Louis (Missouri)
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01858739
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784481561
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Sep 23 2022 1:14PM