Study on the Human Behavior in Metro Fire

Abstract:

With the rapid development of city subway, subway disaster problems aroused people's attention. Subway fire especially priority among priorities in subway disaster. This research mainly rely on the way of questionnaire survey, conducted a statistical study on metro fire evacuation behavior. The author has carried on questionnaire investigation to the passengers of some subway station in Tianjin Metro Line 1. The author sent out 116 questionnaires, received effective questionnaires 100 copies. The questionnaire content mainly includes the basic personal information, the surrounding environment and the passenger behavior in fire condition. The author analyzes the first behavior survey of different sex, different age, different education, different frequency and different subway fire experience reaction. Management departments according to the behavioral responses of passengers improve and optimize the subway facilities and fire evacuation passage.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 353-356)
• Pages: 1456-1460
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.353-356.1456
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Guo Min Zhao*
• Keywords: Evacuation, Human Behavior, Metro Fire, Questionnaire Survey

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