The Study of Evacuation Times from the Multiplex Theatres | Science Publications

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Khanitha Songsakulchai¹  Supat Patvichaichod¹  Poranat Visuwan¹ 

关键词: Evacuation time;    multiplex theater;    hydraulic flow calculation;    occupant load factor;    modern theaters;    Bangkok Metropolitan;   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajassp.2012.321.326

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Problem statement: The suniqueness of the Theatres in the Bangkok Metropolitan Arealies in the multiplex theatres. The enactment of law requires the theatre's entrepreneur to show thecalculation lists of fire evacuation. The means of egress should have an ability to evacuate the peoplefrom the theatre within an hour. However, the restrictions to calculate the evacuation time and thenumber of person occupying the building are not well proposed. Approach: The suitable occupantload factor is investigated by areas of the multiplex Theatres. In addition, the calculation of evacuationtime by the hydraulic flow calculations is also presented under assumptions for calculationconveniences. Results: The result of the study provides the suitable occupant load factor for multiplextheatres. The standard methods of calculation are used to determine the evacuation time frommultiplex theatres. Conclusion: The calculation of evacuation time was conducted by using the datafrom 10 multiplex theatres in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area. The results show that the evacuationtime is fallen between 8.2 and 84.9 min. Only 3 theatres have the evacuation time more than an hour.If these results are compared with the calculated evacuation time from the theatres that have apermission document, there is no data of evacuation time from theatres more than 60 min.

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