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The need for a verification and validation protocol for evacuation models

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Author

Editor

  • Thunderhead Engineering

Summary, in English

To date, there is no standard Verification and Validation (V&V) protocol for the evaluation of evacuation model predictions. This paper is intended to open a discussion on the main issues associated with the definition of a standard procedure for the V&V of building fire evacuation models. Examples of such issues are discussed, namely 1) the definition of tests able to investigate the capability of evacuation models of representing emergent behaviours, 2) a discussion on the methods employed to study the uncertainty caused by the use of distributions or stochastic variables in evacuation modelling, 3) the definition of the acceptance criteria of a standard V&V protocol.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Publication/Series

[Host publication title missing]

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Building Technologies

Keywords

  • evacuation modelling
  • verification: validation: protocol: simulation

Conference name

Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference (FEMTC) 2014

Conference date

2014-09-08

Status

Published

Research group

  • Evacuation