FSEG RESEARCH PROJECTS

Below are listed a selection of FSEG research projects.  More information concerning these projects can be found by reference to the cited research publications.  If you require additional information please feel free to contact the research director. The research projects are divided into two broad categories, those associated with FIRE ANALYSIS and those associated with EVACUATION ANALYSIS.

Research projects associated with Evacuation

TitleDate
bullet point icon imageM34Impact, Multi-scale, Multi-disciplinary Modelling for Impact. August 2024January 2024 new pic
bullet point icon imageONEheart: UK ATI/Innovate UK/AIRBUS project to investigate next generation highly efficient air transportJanuary 2023
bullet point icon imageA Framework for Modelling Dynamic Covid-19 Aerosol Dispersion and Infection Risk within the Built Environment and TransportationAugust 2021
bullet point icon imageWildfire: Human Behaviour and Evacuation Modelling GEO-SAFE Workshop, February 20, 2020December 2019
bullet point icon imageIN-PREP: An INtegrated next generation PREParedness programmeSeptember 2017
bullet point icon imageImproving Evacuation Safety of Construction Sites (funded by IOSH)May 2016
bullet point icon imageGeospatial based Environment for Optimisation Systems Addressing Fire Emergencies (GEO-SAFE)May 2016
bullet point icon imageGATEway: Greenwich Automated Transport EnvironmentOctober 2015
bullet point icon imageAutomated Serious Game Scenario Generator for Mixed Reality Training (AUGGMED)June 2015
bullet point icon imageLIFEBID: KTP project, Lessons In Fire and Evacuation Behaviour in DwellingsMay 2013
bullet point icon imageGETAWAY: EU FP7 Faster than real time evacuation simulation for incident managementNov 2011
bullet point icon imageIDIRA: EU FP7 Large scale disaster modellingMay 2011
bullet point icon imageAircraftFire: EU FP7 projectJanuary 2011
bullet point icon imageWayfinding ProjectDecember 2009
bullet point icon imageBESECU: EU FP7 cross-cultural study of behaviour in emergency evacuationsJanuary 2009
bullet point icon imageComputer simulation of elevators for evacuation and pedestrian dynamicsSeptember 2008
bullet point icon imageSAFEGUARD: EU FP7 project concerned with large passenger ship evacuationApril 2008
bullet point icon imageEGO: EPSRC project Guidance on the design of ships for enhanced escape and evacuation.January 2008
bullet point icon imageAVATARS:EU FP6 STREP concerned with pedestrian dynamics in passenger terminalsSeptember 2005
bullet point icon imageVELA: EU FP5 project concerned with Blended Wing Body Passenger AircraftSeptember 2005
bullet point icon imageAnalysis of published accounts relating to the evacuation of the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001December 2004
bullet point icon imageBehavioural Performance of People during Circulation and Movement in Building EnvironmentsJune 2004
bullet point icon imageWorld Trade Center 9/11 Evacuation StudyJune 2004
bullet point icon imageFIRE-EXIT: EU Framework 5 Project concerned with fire and evacuation analysisJanuary 2004
bullet point icon imageVERRES : EU project concerned with evacuation issues associated with VLTADecember 2003
bullet point icon imageAASK DatabaseDecember 2003
bullet point icon imageSignage Legibility Distances as a Function of Viewing AngleNovember 2003
bullet point icon imageAnalysing the Gothenburg fire: the application of Computational Fire Engineering Tools to Forensic Fire AnalysisNovember 2003
bullet point icon imageMeasuring Human Performance in Ship Evacuation conditions of Static heelJuly 2001
bullet point icon imageThe Development of a marine evacuation modelJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageVisibility Catchment area of Exits and SignsJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageEvacuee pre-movement times extracted from fire drills in education and hospital facilitiesJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageModelling the Evacuation Capability of a Listed BuildingJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageDeveloping a capability to simulate evacuation of elderly locomotion impaired occupants from buildingsJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageCharacterising the time required to evacuate non-ambulant patients from one fire zone to another in hospitalJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageThe Simulation of Building Evacuation under Hazardous and Non-Hazardous ConditionsJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageThe Simulation of Aircraft Evacuation Under Hazardous and Non-Hazardous ConditionsJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageSimulating Occupant interaction with smokeJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageAdaptive decision making in response to crowd formationJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageEvacuating an Overturned Smoke Filled Rail CarriageMarch 2000

Research projects associated with Fire

Title Date
bullet point icon imageM34Impact, Multi-scale, Multi-disciplinary Modelling for Impact. August 2024January 2024 new pic
bullet point icon imageHEALTHYSAILING: EU HorizonEurope project to investigate and develop prevention, mitigation and management measures for airborne disease control on passenger shipsSeptember 2022
bullet point icon imageA Framework for Modelling Dynamic Covid-19 Aerosol Dispersion and Infection Risk within the Built Environment and TransportationAugust 2021
bullet point icon imageGETAWAY: EU FP7 Faster than real time evacuation simulation for incident managementNov 2011
bullet point icon imageAircraftFire: EU FP7 projectJanuary 2011
bullet point icon imageSAFEGUARD: EU FP7 project concerned with large passenger ship evacuationApril 2008
bullet point icon imageInvestigating the Swissair Flight 111 In-flight Fire using the SMARTFIRE CFD fire simulation softwareNovember 2003
bullet point icon imageUtilising networks of standard office PCs to run SMARTFIRE in parallelNovember 2003
bullet point icon imageDevelopment Of Standards For Fire Field ModelsSeptember 2001
bullet point icon imageSMARTFIRE: Fire Simulation modelling using an integrated CFD Environment with Knowledge Based ReasoningJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageA Semi-automated approach to CAD input into CFD Based Fire Modelling ToolsJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageAutomatic Dynamic Control of CFD based Fire Modelling SimulationsJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageApplying the Local Equivalence Ratio Concept to Fire Field ModelsJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageA comparison of predictions produced by the SMARTFIRE Gaseous Combustion Model with Experimental Room Fire dataJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageSAFETY FIRST - Assessment of ship firesJanuary 2001
bullet point icon imageFire Detection and Suppression Simulation (FIREDASS)February 1996
bullet point icon imageSystematic Comparison of Fire Field Model Predictions with Experiment
bullet point icon imageModelling of Flashover and Backdraft using Fire Field Models
bullet point icon imageFire Field Modelling in Micro-Gravity Environments
bullet point icon imageAircraft Fire Field Models
bullet point icon imageUse of Two-Fluid Techniques to Model Turbulent Diffusion Flames
bullet point icon imageStructural Response of Steel and Composite Materials During Fire
bullet point icon imageLagrangian - Eulerian Modelling of Sprinkler Systems
bullet point icon imageFire-Sprinkler Simulations Using the Eulerian-Eulerian Approach
bullet point icon imageFire Propagation in High Rise Buildings
bullet point icon imageField Modelling of Ceiling Mounted Smoke Vents
bullet point icon imageFire Field Modelling on Parallel Computers