2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
HAZARAD ANALYSIS OF SMALL UNDERGROUND SPACE IN URBAN FLOOD AND STUDY OF COUNTERMEASURES
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18510146
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social systems engineering/Safety system
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
TODA Keiichi Kyoto University, DISASTER PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR (70273521)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
GOTOH Hitoshi Kyoto University, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (40243068)
YONEYAMA Nozomu Kyoto University, DISASTER PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (90371492)
BABA Yasuyuki Kyoto University, DISASTER PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUE, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (30283675)
ISHIGAKI Taisuke KANSAI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTALAND URBAN ENGINEERING, PROFESSOR (70144392)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2007
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| Keywords | small underground space / urban flood / underground inundation / real size model study / 3-D numerical simulation / evacuation / critical criterion of evacuation / countermeasures |
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| Research Abstract |
The main results obtained through this research are as follows.
A three dimensional numerical simulation model is developed for inundation analysis in a small underground space. VOF method is used in the model. The model is verified, comparing several computation results with the experimental data of a full-scale stairs model and of a 1/15-crate basement model comprising two stairs, corridor and five rooms. It is found that the model can well simulate the inundation flow behavior in the basement. We conclude that the model can be applicable to evacuation analysis in a small underground space.
Evacuation from underground space has been investigated by using two real size models of staircase and door. From the experiment of staircase, we find that the water depth of 0.3m on the ground level is the limit of safe and easy evacuation and that clothes are also related with evacuation. In addition, specific tire per unit width is introduced as a new criterion to evaluate safety evacuation in both corridor and staircase. It is difficult to implement safety evacuation when the specific faro per unit width is over 0.125m^2. From the experiment of door we find that the water depth in between 0.3m and 0.4m in front of the door is the limit to open it without difficulties. Also, we have to keep in mind that evacuation by children or elderly people is more difficult than that by adults.
Through the simulation results by the integrated urban flood model with 2-D underground inundation model, we find that setting of step at each entrance is one of the effective measures to reduce the risk at underground inundation, especially for heavy rainfall for a short time.
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Research Products
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[Journal Article] An EMG Study of Walking in Flood Water for Evacuation from Urban Underground2007
Author(s)
Kotani, K., Hirato, Y., Ishigaki, T., Shimada, H., Toda, K. and Horii, K.
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Journal Title
International Conference on Slips Trips and Falls
Pages: 45-49
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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[Journal Article] An EMG Study of Walking in Flood Water for Evacuation from Urban Underground2007
Author(s)
Kotani, K., Hirato, Y., Ishigaki, T., Shimada, H., Toda, K., Horii, K
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Journal Title
Proceedings of International Conference on Slips Trips and Falls
Pages: 45-49
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
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[Journal Article] Difficulty of Evacuation from Underground Space in Urban Flood2006
Author(s)
Ishigaki, T., Toda, K., Baba, Y., Nakagawa, H. and Shimada, H.
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Journal Title
Proc. of the 7th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, Nice, France Vol.1
Pages: 614-620
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
Peer Reviewed
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