Alcohol Consumption Effects on Movement and Egress in Stadia Emergencies
摘要
There are a marginal number of studies on the effect of alcohol consumption on a population’s movement and evacuation behaviour in buildings and infrastructure during normal or emergency conditions. This paper considers the effects of ‘any’ alcohol consumption on a population’s movement and behaviour in a stadium. A professional tennis tournament was monitored by the authors’ research group using a series of high-resolution and mounted camera systems where pedestrian movement and behaviour were observed in normal circulation and egress. The stadium bowl was evacuated due to an extreme weather (storm) event, which represents high motivation conditions. Quantification of pedestrian movement and qualitative behaviour actions of human behaviour was made with specific analysis of those that had been confirmed to been consuming ‘any’ alcohol. Future research areas are explored which feature the preliminary analysis of a fire in a real stadium with insights into associated structural response.