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Heuristic Prioritization Of Emergency Evacuation Staging To Reduce Clearance Time, Steven Mitchell
Heuristic Prioritization Of Emergency Evacuation Staging To Reduce Clearance Time, Steven Mitchell
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A region's evacuation strategy encompasses a variety of areas and needs. Primary among these is the minimization of total evacuation time, represented in models as the clearance time estimate (CTE). A generic testbed simulation network model was developed. An input/output (I/O) analysis was performed to establish a theoretical baseline CTE. Results were compared with simulations; analysis showed that the I/O method underestimated simulated CTE as a function of network size, with a correction factor range of 1.09 to 1.19. A regression model was developed for the generic network. Predictors were total trips, and network size defined as a function of …