EFFECTIVE WIDTH OF PEDESTRIAN CORRIDORS
A proposed definition and method for calculating effective width reductions from pedestrian data is presented. Pedestrian distributions observed in a survey conducted in a pedestrian tunnel at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, were used to calculate effective width reductions under various conditions. The reductions calculated for walls ranged between 5.5 in. and 8.7 in. This is less than one-third of the 18 in. suggested by most researchers. Experimentation with obstacles, such as a waste receptacle adjacent to one wall, resulted in even lower effective width reductions. It is concluded that effective width reductions generally assumed in current design practices are overestimated.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Habicht, A T
- Braaksma, J P
- Publication Date: 1984-1
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 80-93
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Serial:
- Journal of Urban Planning and Development
- Volume: 110
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 0733-9488
- EISSN: 1943-5444
- Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jupddm
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airports; Building; Corridors; Design; Intermodal terminals; Passenger transportation; Pedestrian flow; Pedestrians; Structural design
- Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Construction; Design; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Society; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00386321
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM