• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2001

화재시 효과적인 피난이 중요하다고 하는 것은 인식 되어왔다. 그러나 피난안전을 위한 계획과 관련 규정은 최소한치 요구조건만을 충족하고 있다. 피난계획의 궁극적인 목적은 안전한 장소로 거주자를 신속하게 피난시키는 것이며, 본 연구에서는 고층 공동주택을 대상으로 첫째, 거주밀도 및 거주자 특성을 분석하고, 둘째 고층 공동주택 여러 평면의 피난성능을 분석하였다. 이 연구의 목적은 고층 공동주택 피난특성 파악하고 평면 및 법 규정의 비교분석을 통해 피난안전성능 향상을 위한 개선방안을 제한하는데 있다.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.209-217
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• 2024

Recent years have seen a notable increase in fire incidents in university cafeterias, yet the social attention to these occurrences remains limited. Despite quick responses to these incidents preventing loss of life, the need for large-scale evacuation in such high foot traffic areas can cause significant disruptions, economic losses, and panic among students. The potential for stampedes and unpredictable damage during inadequate evacuations underscores the importance of fire safety and evacuation research in these settings. Previous studies have explored evacuation models in various university environments, emphasizing the influence of environmental conditions, personal characteristics, and behavioral patterns on evacuation efficiency. However, research specifically focusing on university cafeterias is scarce. This paper addresses this gap by employing Pathfinder software to analyze fire spread and evacuation safety in a university cafeteria. Pathfinder, an advanced emergency evacuation assessment system, offers realistic 3D simulations, crucial for intuitive and scientific evacuation analysis. The studied cafeteria, encompassing three floors and various functional areas, often exceeds a capacity of 1500 people, primarily students, during peak times. The study includes constructing a model of the cafeteria in Pathfinder and analyzing evacuation scenarios under different fire outbreak conditions on each floor. The paper sets standard safe evacuation criteria (ASET > RSET) and formulates three distinct evacuation scenarios, considering different fire outbreak locations and initial evacuation times on each floor. The simulation results reveal the impact of the fire's location and the evacuation preparation time on the overall evacuation process, highlighting that fires on higher floors or longer evacuation preparation times tend to reduce overall evacuation time.In conclusion, the study emphasizes a multifaceted approach to improve evacuation safety and efficiency in educational settings. Recommendations include expanding staircase widths, optimizing evacuation routes, conducting regular drills, strengthening command during evacuations, and upgrading emergency facilities. The use of information and communication technology for managing emergencies is also suggested. These measures collectively form a comprehensive framework for ensuring safety in educational institutions during fire emergencies.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.345-357
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• 2024

High rise hotels are densely populated and have complex ignition sources. Once a fire occurs, it can cause serious casualties and property damage. The impact of a fire is greater on special groups such as the elderly and children who move slowly. At present, research mainly focuses on the impact of high-rise building structures on evacuation consequences, but there is little research on the safety evacuation consequences of elderly and children in high-rise hotels, as well as the behavior of people in groups during the safety evacuation process. Therefore, we propose to use Pathfinder software to simulate three scenarios for the elderly and children in high-rise hotels. Scenario 1 involves arranging the elderly and children on higher floors, Scenario 2 involves arranging them on middle floors, and Scenario 2 involves arranging them on lower floors. We further provide three types of personnel pairing schemes for each scenario, namely: no one pairing, two people pairing, and three people pairing. Through simulation analysis, we found that placing elderly and children with lower mobility on lower floors resulted in the shortest safe evacuation time; The evacuation time for solo actions without companionship is the shortest, followed by two people in groups, and the safety evacuation time for three people in groups is the longest. Our research findings have significant implications for improving the evacuation efficiency of personnel in fire scenarios.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.617-624
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 재난약자인 장애아 전문 어린이집의 건축계획 및 피난관리의 개선방안을 모색하는데 있다. 이를 위하여 장애아 전문 어린이집을 운영하는 원장 및 관리자를 대상으로 설문조사를 통해 피난인식을 조사하고, 어린이집 현장조사를 통해 보육 및 피난 환경을 분석하였다. 이상의 연구결과 다음과 같은 결론을 도출하였다. 첫째, 65.3%의 보육시설 원장이 "자력으로 피난이 가능한 장애아동이 30% 미만"으로 응답하고, 중증복합장애 아동이 50% 이상인 시설이 73.2%를 차지하고 있어, 현실적으로 장애아동은 보육교사의 도움없이 안전한 피난은 어려울 것으로 판단된다. 둘째, 수직피난 또는 길찾기의 어려움이 있는 중증장애 아동이 2층 이상에 재실하는 장애아 전문 어린이집은, 각 층에 소방차 도착 후 구난시까지 대기할 수 있는 방화구획된 피난안전구역 설치의 필요성이 있다. 셋째, 서울시의 장애아 전문 어린이집은 대부분은 복지관 1층에 입지하고 있어 피난의 수월성은 보장되지만, 주택이나 공동주택 등을 리모델링하여 운영하는 어린이집은 시설환경이 노후화하고 열악하여 안전 및 피난을 위해 편의 및 피난시설의 개선이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.84-90
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 환경에너지 시설내 전자기기실 내부의 화재 및 피난을 수치적 해석 방법을 통해 실시하고 평가하였다. 화재 시뮬레이션은 FDS을 이용하여 가시거리, 온도분포, CO의 농도분포 등을 분석하였다. 그 결과를 토대로 피난시뮬레이션인 Pathfinder프로그램을 사용하여, 재실자들의 피난시간을 계산하였으며 피난안전성 평가를 도출하였다. 그 결과 전자기기실 내부의 피난 허용시간은 P-01에서 203.3 s로 가장 단시간 내에 대피가 요구되었으며, P-05에서 398.6 s로 피난 허용시간이 가장 큰 값을 나타내었다. 피난 소요시간 분석 결과 모든 지점에서 모든 재실 인원이 대피가 이루어져 대피자의 안전성이 확보되는 것으로 판단되었다. 특히 이 시뮬레이션의 결과는 피난안전성능을 높이기 위하여 소방설비가 작동하지 않는 경우를 고려한 것으로서 실제 화재 발생 시 소방설비가 작동된다면 보다 우수한 안전을 확보할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.315-322
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• 2021

이 연구는 장애인복지관 화재 시 이용자들의 층별 배치에 따른 비상 통로를 이용한 RSET(Required Safe Egress Time, 피난소요시간)을 분석하여 안전성을 평가하고, 효율적인 피난 방법을 제시하고자 패스파인더 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 활용하여 비상 통로별 RSET의 차이를 분석하였다. RSET에 따른 결과로, 현재 상태의 시설물 사용 인원 배치는 화재 시 기준 RSET을 만족시킴으로 피난안전성에 문제가 없다는 결과를 얻었으며, 화재 시 가능하면 승강기를 이용하는 것보다 계단을 통하여 피난해야 안전하게 피난을 완료할 수 있다. 직원들은 화재 시 장애인들을 대동하여 효과적으로 피난할 수 있도록 사전에 충분한 교육과 훈련이 필요하다. 본 연구는 장애인 관련 시설에서 설계·건축단계에서 운영까지 장애인들이 화재 시 안전하게 피난할 수 있도록 피난통로를 확보하고, 정기적인 피난훈련으로 RSET을 단축시킴으로써 안전하게 피난하여 소중한 생명을 지킬 수 있다는데 의의를 둔다. 향후에는 시설물의 각 층 출입구에 자동방화문을 설치함으로써 특정 위치에서 화재 발생 시 자동방화문의 개폐 여부에 따른 RSET의 연구가 필요하다.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2024

In recent years, the frequent occurrence of fire accidents in university libraries has posed significant threats to the safety of students' lives and property, alongside negative social impacts. Accurately analyzing the factors affecting evacuation during library fires and proposing optimized measures for safe evacuation is thus crucial. This paper utilizes a specific university library as a case study, simulating fire evacuation scenarios using the Pathfinder software, to assess and validate evacuation strategies and propose relevant optimizations. Pathfinder, developed by Thunderhead Engineering in the United States, is an intuitive and straightforward personnel emergency evacuation assessment system, offering advanced visualization interfaces and 3D animation effects. This study aims to construct evacuation models and perform simulation analysis for the selected university library using Pathfinder. The library's structural layout, people flow characteristics, and the nature of fire and smoke spread are considered in the analysis. Additionally, evacuation scenarios involving different fire outbreak locations and the status of emergency exits are examined. The findings underscore the importance of effective evacuation in fire situations, highlighting how environmental conditions, individual characteristics, and behavioral patterns significantly influence evacuation efficiency. Through these investigations, the study enhances understanding and optimization of evacuation strategies in fire scenarios, thereby improving safety and efficiency. The research not only provides concrete and practical guidelines for building design, management, and emergency response planning in libraries but also offers valuable insights for the design and management of effective evacuation systems in buildings, crucial for ensuring occupant safety and minimizing loss of life in potential hazard situations

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2022

Human casualties from fires are increasing worldwide. The majority of human deaths occur during the evacuation process, as occupants panic and are unaware of the location of the fire and evacuation routes. Using an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor and reinforcement learning, we propose a method to find the safest evacuation route by considering the fire location, flame speed, occupant position, and walking conditions. The first step is detecting the fire with IoT-based devices. The second step is identifying the occupant's position via a beacon connected to the occupant's mobile phone. In the third step, the collected information, flame speed, and walking conditions are input into the reinforcement learning model to derive the optimal evacuation route. This study makes it possible to provide the safest evacuation route for individual occupants in real time. This study is expected to reduce human casualties caused by fires.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.227-236
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• 2024

Chinese high-rise hotels are large in size, densely populated, and have a lot of combustibles. Once a fire occurs, the fire and smoke spread rapidly, and once a fire accident occurs, it is easy to cause a large number of deaths. Fires have a greater impact on special populations such as elderly and children who move slowly. At present, research mainly focuses on the impact of high-rise building structures on evacuation consequences, but there is very little research on the safety evacuation consequences of elderly people and children in high-rise hotels. This paper focuses on the elderly and children living in high-rise hotels in China. We studied three scenarios in which the elderly and children were placed on high floors, middle floors, and low floors. For the above three scenarios, use pathfinder software for simulation, According to the simulation results, when the elderly and children are mainly concentrated in the lower floors (2nd and 3rd floors), the evacuation time is the shortest, 147 seconds. The evacuation time for the elderly and children on the middle floor (6th and 7th floors) is the longest, at 191.5 seconds. Compared to being placed on high floors, safely staying on low floors for all ages reduces evacuation time by 44.5 seconds and improves evacuation efficiency by 23.24%. The final safety evacuation plan is that in daily safety management, hotels should arrange elderly and children occupants on lower floors as much as possible to reduce the total evacuation time and improve personnel evacuation efficiency. This has great guiding significance in the safety management of high-rise hotels.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2015

초고층 건축물의 수직성 증가는 더 긴 최소피난시간(Required Safety Egress Time, RSET)을 요구하게 된다. 초고층건물에선 계단을 통한 수직이동이 피난경로 상의 대부분을 차지한다. 본 연구에서는 고층 건물에서 반복된 3번의 대피훈련을 시행하고, 영상분석을 통해 피난경로 선택의 변화와 계단실 내 수직 보행속도-밀도의 함수관계를 분석했다. 또한 Pathfinder 피난시뮬레이션을 이용하여 단계적 피난의 방법에 따른 총 피난시간의 변화와 실제 훈련의 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 반복적 피난훈련과 교육을 통해 특정 계단 이용률이 6.3%에서 39.5% 개선되었고, 각 피난경로별 피난시간도 단축됨을 확인하였다. 또한 계단실 내 수직 보행속도-밀도의 관계식이 기존의 연구결과와 매우 유사한 s = 1.004 ? 0.288D로 확인되었다. 단계적 피난의 방법에 따라 전층 동시피난에 비해 총 피난시간이 25% 이상 변화할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.