Simulação numérica-experimental de movimentação de pessoas em situações de incêndio

Abstract

This work presents a numerical-computational investigation aimed to asses the people motion under fire situations. The first step of the analysis consists of the study of the Force Social model proposed by HELBING and its application in a geometry of coarse complexity. The second step includes a result verification using computational simulation tools. The analytical solution for an example is compaired with the data coming from simulations made through the FDS + EVAC software. Subsequently, the same tool is used to reproduce a scenario suggested by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) guide for validation of software for people motion. In addition, a full-scale evacuation simulation is performed for the building Ed. Jorge Machado Moreira which was recently hit by a fire. The results coming from this experiment are compared with the literature data and later used to calibrate a computational model developed for this installation. Later, this will be used in order to contribute to the safety of the installation. Those scenarios considered in the test are reproduced through FDS+EVAC in a reliable way. The work also includes an analysis of the building compliance with the current safety code requirements of Rio de Janeiro.