• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

Escape distance and escape barrier are critical elements for the quantitative evaluation of escape safety. Through theoretical demonstration and modeling in precedent studies, they have been analyzed for their generality and applicability. To make more practical evaluation method, we should quantitatively analyze the influence of each barrier and escape condition on escape safety considering various barriers in escaping routes. In this study, to develop more accurate and applicable escape analysis model, we have focused on three research methods as below: First, we derived quantified function to predict various escape barriers in escaping routes by theoretical analyses of the escape barriers and conditions. Second, we substituted the derived quantified function for an evaluation tool of escape safety suggested by precedent studies. Third, we examined applicability and feasibility of the developed method by modeling with the consideration of the escape conditions and barriers.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.553-561
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• 2021

The purposes of this study are to propose evacuation recommendations through evacuation model considering occupancy load model in child care center with disabilities. To achieve these purposes, the survey on the occupancy load and egress model and evacuation experiments have carried out, and evacuation occupancy load model for child care center with disabilities are suggested. The results of this study are as follows : (1) The evacuation plan for children with disabilities are necessary special considerations according the type and levels of disability, and various egress means and method for children in child care center with disabilities conditions. (2) The evacuation occupancy loads are different with non-impaired children and evacuation occupancy loads and evacuation corridors width are necessary considering impaired children's evacuation behaviors. (3) The temporal evacuation area(refuge area) is essential for children with disability who are impossible vertical evacuation such as impaired children using wheelchair and cerebral palsy.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.46-54
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• 2018

A total of 19 elevators for evacuation were installed in the Lotte World Tower and it is planned to operate the shuttle using the manual key from five refuge floors to the 1st floor in an emergency. In the event of a fire or other disaster, it is necessary to conduct intensive analysis to determine how much RSET reduction could be achieved using the evacuation elevator compared to the existing evacuation plans. When the optimal transportation sharing ratio by the evacuation elevators was 40% at the Lotte World Tower, the RSET of the evacuation scenario in parallel with the elevators in the entire building was calculated to be 1 hour and 2 minutes. The RSET of a conventional evacuation scenario (Walking along the stairs without using the elevators) was calculated to be 1 hour 29 minutes, therefore, the former evacuation scenario were found to have a shortening effect of approximately 27 minutes compared to the latter. On the other hand, to maintain this effect, each part of the evacuation route using the elevator must have the capability to protect the evacuee from any hazards caused by fires, such as smoke, flame, and radiant heat during the evacuation. Moreover, the evacuation route should be continuous from the residence position of the elevator user to the final evacuation site, and be recognized easily.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.33.1-33.1
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• 2010

불특정다수의 사람들이 이용하는 숙박계시설이며, 자립피난이 곤란한 피난약자에 해당하는 환자 및 노약자, 임산부, 어린이가 대다수 이용하는 병원은 피난안전상 매우 불리한 용도의 건축물이라 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 실재병원의 건립 당시 평면계획과 실재 사용 중 평면을 조사하고, 이를 대상으로 본 연구의 선행연구에서 발표된 피난안전성의 평가법에 적용하여, 병원 평면의 변화에 따른 피난안전성의 변화를 정량적으로 나타내는 것으로, 불가피한 평면의 변경 시에 참고자료로 활용 될 수 있는 근거를 제시 하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.10
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• pp.5221-5229
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• 2013

This study focused on the construction of Korean Evacuation load Model for reflecting Korean Evacuation behaviors. For the purposes, several evacuation experiments are executed according to the ages, and the level and types of disabilities. We accumulated the data on the evacuation velocity and behavior patterns according the ages, and the level and types of disabilities. From these results, we proposed the Korean Evacuation Load Model and compared with several popular evacuation simulation model such SIMULEX. As results of these studies, we found the possibility of construction of Korean Evacuation Simulation System based on the Korean Evacuation Model including the evacuation velocity and human behaviors.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.120-126
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• 2011

Recently luminous egress guide-lines are introduced for the fire safety of residents in the multi-use buildings such as Gosiwon. Little literature, however, on the quantitative and qualitative estimation for the egress performance of the luminous egress guide-lines can be found. This study carried out experimental investigations to evaluate the egress performance of the existing egress guide-lights and new luminous egress guide-lines. The results showed that both luminous egress guide-lines and egress guide-light satisfied the basic performance of KFI requirements. Under the 7 % smoke transmittance, however, luminous egress guide-lines showed 3 times longer visibility and less evacuation time than egress guide-lights. The evacuation density and smoke transmittance have significant effect on the evacuation time increase without the luminous egress guide-lines, however little effect with the installation.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.64-71
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• 2022

In this study, fire and egress simulation was conducted for the egress safety evaluation of the nursing hospitals. A fire simulation was performed with or without the smoke exhaust system using the FDS, and the available safe egress time (ASET) of the nursing hospitals was calculated. In addition, an egress simulation considering the characteristics of occupants and egress delay time was performed using Pathfinder, and the required safe egress time (RSET) was calculated. By comparing the ASET and RSET, the egress safety of the nursing hospital with or without a smoke exhaust system was evaluated according to the number of egress guides and the egress delay time. The simulation results show that the number of casualties increased as the egress delay time increased, and the required safe egress time decreased as the number of egress guides increased. In addition, it was found that if a smoke exhaust system with the capacity specified in the KFPA is secured, the available safe egress time can be greatly increased and the number of casualties can be greatly reduced.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.17-22
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• 2000

For life safety design of shopping mall, we selected a shopping mall, and calculated the evacuation time of means of egress. It is calculated by two kind of evacuation method. One is the computer simulation model, EXODUS. The other is Japan's method. Study way is a model structure study, selecting real shopping mall and setting scenario, calculating the evacuating time. result of study, evaluation time is very high. Therefore we confirmed that the building of means of egress is not fit to evacuation more the capacity of setting population.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.183-186
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• 2011

모든 공동주택에 적용되고 있는 기존의 피난시설은 고층부분에서 사용의 제한, 세대 간 보안 및 사용자의 제약 등으로 실제 현장에 적용하여 사용하는 되는 많은 문제점을 내포하고 있다. 또한, 이와 관련하여 공동주택의 용도 특성상 조기 피난이 이루어지지 못하는 경우가 빈번하여 화재 때문에 세대 내 출구가 폐쇄되고 재해약자가 사용하는데 어려우며, 화염과 복사열로부터 안전을 해결하기에는 현재 공동주택에서 보편적으로 설치되어있는 완강기로 이러한 문제를 해결하기에는 매우 미흡한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결할 피난방법이 적용된 피난시설을 제안하고자 한다. "피난대피시설"은 공동주택 발코니 또는 외벽에 콤팩트(compact)하게 접혀 있다가 화재 시 수동 또는 감지기와 연동해 쉽게 작동되어 대피공간 용도와 유사시 자력으로 피난층까지 피난할 수 있는 구조이다. 또한, 화재실과 접하는 부분은 $1,200^{\circ}C$의 복사열을 차단할 수 있는 단열소재로 구성되며 1차적으로는 화재 장소에서 외부 공간으로 일탈한 후에 2차적으로 아래층으로 사다리를 이용하여 피난할 수 있게 되어 있다. 본 연구개발의 주안점은 화재 시화염과 복사열로부터 공간 일탈을 하여 재실자를 보호할 수 있는 대피공간의 개념과 피난시설에서 피난층으로 피난할 수 있는 적극적인 피난방법을 접목한 것이 피난시설 개발의 핵심이다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.287-292
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• 2008

In this study, the evacuation training were performed in a high school building in Cheong-Ju and compared with the simulation program (Simulex). Also numerical analysis of room fire in school building was conducted by fire model (FDS, CFAST) and evaluated the available safe egress time for the safety assessment. As a result, the 8% of total egress persons were failed to escape at evacuation training and 40% of total egress persons were failed to escape at Simutex simulation. Simutex program was not reflected the real escape conditions, such as evacuation route, refuge place, etc.