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Architectural Planning and Design

Influence of design and installation of emergency exit signs on evacuation speed

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Pages 104-111 | Received 28 Feb 2019, Accepted 19 Mar 2019, Published online: 07 May 2019

Figures & data

Figure 1. Exit signs installed inside buildings in Korea.

Figure 1. Exit signs installed inside buildings in Korea.

Table 1. Condition of reduced visibility in experiments.

Figure 2. Three spatial conditions for escape.

Figure 2. Three spatial conditions for escape.

Table 2. Conditions for evacuation experiments.

Figure 3. Six experiment zones.

Figure 3. Six experiment zones.

Figure 4. Movement of subjects in zone evacuation experiment.

Figure 4. Movement of subjects in zone evacuation experiment.

Figure 5. Specifications and installation location for typical type exit sign.

Figure 5. Specifications and installation location for typical type exit sign.

Figure 6. Gender and age distribution of subjects.

Figure 6. Gender and age distribution of subjects.

Figure 7. Movement posture of subjects during the experiment.

Figure 7. Movement posture of subjects during the experiment.

Table 3. Distance to exit sign and evacuation speed.

Table 4. Distance to exit sign and differences in average speed (Independent samples T-testa).

Table 5. Spatial configuration and evacuation speed.

Table 6. Difference in average evacuation speed depending on spatial configuration.

Table 7. Evacuation speed depending on specification of exit signs.