SR251 Emergency egress - merging flows at floor stairway interfaces (2011)
- Abbreviation
- SR251
- Valid from
- 1/01/2011
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited
- Author
- P. C. R. Collier
- Information type
- Study report
- Format
Description
This is a report prepared from a literature search of merging behaviour observed in trial evacuations and studies following the World Trade Center (WTC) evacuations. Validated merging behaviour and occupant behaviour in general is incorporated into egress models to demonstrate that delays in the merge process do not adversely affect egress times in the current building regulation environment.