Emergency response in complex buildings: Automated selection of safest and balanced routes

Zverovich, Vadim; Mahdjoubi, Lamine; Boguslawski, Pawel; Fadli, Fodil; Barki, Hichem

Abstract

The extreme importance of emergency response in complex buildings during natural and human-induced disasters has been widely acknowledged. In particular, there is a need for efficient algorithms for finding safest evacuation routes, which would take into account the 3-D structure of buildings, their relevant semantics, and the nature and shape of hazards. In this article, we propose algorithms for safest routes and balanced routes in buildings, where an extreme event with many epicenters is occurring. In a balanced route, a trade-off between route length and hazard proximity is made. The algorithms are based on a novel approach that integrates a multiattribute decision-making technique, Dijkstra's classical algorithm and the introduced hazard proximity numbers, hazard propagation coefficient and proximity index for a route.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 14, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Mar 8, 2016
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Aug 24, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 8, 2017
• Journal: Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
• Print ISSN: 1093-9687
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-8667
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 617-632
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.12197
• Keywords: navigable networks, indoor navigation, emergency response, safest and balanced routes
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/924845
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mice.12197
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Zverovich, V., Mahdjoubi, L., Boguslawski, P., Fadli, F. and Barki, H. (2016) Emergency response in complex buildings: Automated selection of safest and balanced routes. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 31 (8). pp. 617-632, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mice.12197. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
• Contract Date: Feb 29, 2016