Application of Code Approach for Emergency Evacuation in a Rail Station |
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Authors: | Kai Kang |
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Affiliation: | (1) Jacobs, 260 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper presents an emergency evacuation analysis during a mid-platform train fire in an underground rail station. A time-based
evacuation scenario is developed taking into account the stairway inaccessibility due to smoke blockage. The calculation approach
in NFPA 130 is then applied to a parametric study of this time-based scenario and its reliability is examined using a micro-simulation
model. Both methods give consistent predictions of the exiting times. The results demonstrate that with the division of the
station into two zones, the exiting time could not meet the code requirements, whereas it does meet the required exiting time
without the division. Such division is due to smoke blockage and creates an uneven ratio of the occupant load to the available
exiting capacity. This shows that appropriate consideration of the fire and smoke effects is important for station egress
evaluation. Other issues such as the fire growth rate and the pre-evacuation time are also discussed. |
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Keywords: | evacuation rail station |
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