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What factors influence the walking speed of an occupant? Is it just their physiology and crowd density? It seems it is more complicated than that (as most things are in fire science...). Dr John Gales of York University takes me on a journey through their extremally interesting research on anthropomorphic data and movement speeds, which they have been extensively carrying through the last years. You will learn why the crowd at a football match will have a different characteristic than one attending American football (handegg?). Why evacuation is quicker in torrential rain than in fire, and how stimuli may drive the walking speeds as well. And how a beer tent helped uncover that!John has mentioned a lot of resources that may be of interest.The online course mentioned by John is available at: https://uwaterloo.ca/fire-research-and-safety/fire-safety-program and a course outline may be found here.Learn more about the York Fire Engineering group at https://yorkufire.com/The  SFPE Foundation report cited in the episode can be found here.A list of relevant papers is available below: Chin, K., Young, T., Chorlton, B., Aucoin, D., and Gales, J., (2022) Crowd Behaviour in Canadian Football Stadia - Part 1 - Data Collection. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Canadian Science Publishing). 49 (7)Chin, K., Young, T., Chorlton, B., Aucoin, D., and Gales, J., (2022) Crowd Behaviour in Canadian Football Stadia - Part 2 - Modelling Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Canadian Science Publishing). 49 (7) Yerushalami, A., Folk, L., Carton, H., Gales, J., Khan A., Weckman, B. (2022) Fire Evacuation Modelling of a Canadian Wildland Urban Interface Community. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Canadian Science Publishing). 49 (1)  Arce, S., Jeanneret, C., Gales, J, Antonellis, D., and Vaiciulyte, S. (2021) Human Behaviour in Informal Settlement Fires in Costa Rica. Safety Science (Elsevier). 142. 105384. Young, T., Gales, J, Kinsey M, and Wong W. (2021) Variability in Stadia Evacuation under Normal, High-Motivation, and Emergency Egress. Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier). 40  Folk, L., Gonzales, K., Gales, J., Kinsey, M, and Carratin, E. and Young, T. (2020) Emergency Egress for the Elderly in Care Home Fire Situations. Fire and Materials (John Wiley). 44(4): 595- 606. 

What factors influence the walking speed of an occupant? Is it just their physiology and crowd density? It seems it is more complicated than that (as most things are in fire science...). Dr John Gales of York University takes me on a journey through their extremally interesting research on anthropomorphic data and movement speeds, which they have been extensively carrying through the last years. You will learn why the crowd at a football match will have a different characteristic than one attending American football (handegg?). Why evacuation is quicker in torrential rain than in fire, and how stimuli may drive the walking speeds as well. And how a beer tent helped uncover that! John has mentioned a lot of resources that may be of interest. The online course mentioned by John is available at: <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/fire-research-and-safety/fire-safety-program" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uwaterloo.ca/fire-research-and-safety/fire-safety-program</a> and a course outline may be found <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/fire-research-and-safety/sites/ca.fire-research-and-safety/files/uploads/files/fire_safety_me_765_human_behaviour_in_fire_0.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Learn more about the York Fire Engineering group at <a href="https://yorkufire.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://yorkufire.com/</a> The  SFPE Foundation report cited in the episode can be found <a href="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/SFPE/c2f91981-c014-4bec-97f4-1225586937ac/UploadedImages/SFPE_Foundation/Completed_Research/gales_report_1_.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. A list of relevant papers is available below:<ol><li> Chin, K., Young, T., Chorlton, B., Aucoin, D., and Gales, J., (2022) Crowd Behaviour in Canadian Football Stadia - Part 1 - Data Collection. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Canadian Science Publishing). 49 (7)</li><li>Chin, K., Young, T., Chorlton, B., Aucoin, D., and Gales, J., (2022) Crowd Behaviour in Canadian Football Stadia - Part 2 - Modelling Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Canadian Science Publishing). 49 (7)</li><li> Yerushalami, A., Folk, L., Carton, H., Gales, J., Khan A., Weckman, B. (2022) Fire Evacuation Modelling of a Canadian Wildland Urban Interface Community. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Canadian Science Publishing). 49 (1) </li><li> Arce, S., Jeanneret, C., Gales, J, Antonellis, D., and Vaiciulyte, S. (2021) Human Behaviour in Informal Settlement Fires in Costa Rica. Safety Science (Elsevier). 142. 105384. </li><li>Young, T., Gales, J, Kinsey M, and Wong W. (2021) Variability in Stadia Evacuation under Normal, High-Motivation, and Emergency Egress. Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier). 40 </li><li> Folk, L., Gonzales, K., Gales, J., Kinsey, M, and Carratin, E. and Young, T. (2020) Emergency Egress for the Elderly in Care Home Fire Situations. Fire and Materials (John Wiley). 44(4): 595- 606. </li></ol>

068 - Human walking speed and factors that influence it with John Gales

Did you know that the standard temperature-time curve, which is the underpinning of the fire resistance of assemblies, is over 100 years old? Once you know that, you cannot stop but think about how this affects modern construction works. In this episode, I'm interviewing dr John Gales from York University, who has spent over a decade studying the historical origins of fire testing and the standard curve. John has found some missing links and narratives and has also done a pretty good job confronting the choices from the (far) past with modern consequences.But that is not all. Within this "historical" theme, we venture far earlier, to the 18th Century and some first attempts to use fire protection materials and verify their properties with fire tests. Furthermore, we take a modern view on these historical origins, through modern fire tests John has performed on materials his team has recreated in their lab.For the practical engineers - the episode ends up with a discussion on fire protection of historical buildings, where antique solutions meet modern codes and expectations. A very needed discussion in the fire community.Connect with John Gales at: https://twitter.com/GalesFireSafetyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jgales/*** Linkedin discussion thread ***https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6823481111092486145*** Useful links ***The paper the episode is themed around: "The historical narrative of the standard temperature-time heating curve for structures" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10694-020-01040-7Heritage fire protection materials and verification of their properties with modern methods: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352710219310551?via%3DihubA great supplementary material from 2012 - Gales J., Maluk C., Bisby L., Structural Fire Testing – Where are we, how did we get here, and where are we going?https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261992399_Structural_Fire_Testing_-_Where_are_we_how_did_we_get_here_and_where_are_we_goingTwo part paper from 1978 by V. Babrauskas and R.B. Williamson:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01983053https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01998390

Did you know that the standard temperature-time curve, which is the underpinning of the fire resistance of assemblies, is over 100 years old? Once you know that, you cannot stop but think about how this affects modern construction works. In this episode, I'm interviewing dr John Gales from York University, who has spent over a decade studying the historical origins of fire testing and the standard curve. John has found some missing links and narratives and has also done a pretty good job confronting the choices from the (far) past with modern consequences. But that is not all. Within this "historical" theme, we venture far earlier, to the 18th Century and some first attempts to use fire protection materials and verify their properties with fire tests. Furthermore, we take a modern view on these historical origins, through modern fire tests John has performed on materials his team has recreated in their lab. For the practical engineers - the episode ends up with a discussion on fire protection of historical buildings, where antique solutions meet modern codes and expectations. A very needed discussion in the fire community. Connect with John Gales at:  <a href="https://twitter.com/GalesFireSafety" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/GalesFireSafety</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgales/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgales/</a> *** Linkedin discussion thread *** <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6823481111092486145" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6823481111092486145</a> *** Useful links *** The paper the episode is themed around: "The historical narrative of the standard temperature-time heating curve for structures" <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10694-020-01040-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10694-020-01040-7</a> Heritage fire protection materials and verification of their properties with modern methods: <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352710219310551?via%3Dihub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352710219310551?via%3Dihub</a> A great supplementary material from 2012 - Gales J., Maluk C., Bisby L., Structural Fire Testing – Where are we, how did we get here, and where are we going? <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261992399_Structural_Fire_Testing_-_Where_are_we_how_did_we_get_here_and_where_are_we_going" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261992399_Structural_Fire_Testing_-_Where_are_we_how_did_we_get_here_and_where_are_we_going</a> Two part paper from 1978 by V. Babrauskas and R.B. Williamson: <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01983053" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01983053</a> <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01998390" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01998390</a>

010 - Seeking the origins of standardized fire testing and ancient fire protection materials with John Gales

Broadway Is My Beat, a radio crime drama, ran on CBS from February 27, 1949 to August 1, 1954. With music by Robert Stringer, the show originated from New York during its first three months on the air, with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Detective Danny Clover. John Dietz directed for producer Lester Gottlieb. Beginning with the July 7, 1949 episode, the series was broadcast from Hollywood with producer Elliott Lewis directing a new cast in scripts by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. The opening theme of "I'll Take Manhattan" introduced Detective Danny Clover (now played by Larry Thor), a hardened New York City cop who worked homicide "from Times Square to Columbus Circle -- the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world."THIS EPISODE:January 21, 1950. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. John Gail is found dead in a flower shop...with the burglar alarm still ringing. Possibly also dated May 8, 1949. Larry Thor, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Irene Tedrow, Howard McNear, Jack Kruschen, Edgar Barrier, Herb Vigran, Alexander Courage (composer), Wilbur Hatch (conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Charles Calvert, Jerry Hausner. 1/2 hour.
