TY  - JOUR
AU  - Songsakulchai, Khanitha 
AU  - Patvichaichod, Supat 
AU  - Visuwan, Poranat 
PY  - 2012
TI  - The Study of Evacuation Times from the Multiplex Theatres
JF  - American Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.3844/ajassp.2012.321.326
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2012.321.326
AB  - Problem statement: The suniqueness of the Theatres in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area
lies in the multiplex theatres. The enactment of law requires the theatre's entrepreneur to show the
calculation lists of fire evacuation. The means of egress should have an ability to evacuate the people
from the theatre within an hour. However, the restrictions to calculate the evacuation time and the
number of person occupying the building are not well proposed. Approach: The suitable occupant
load factor is investigated by areas of the multiplex Theatres. In addition, the calculation of evacuation
time by the hydraulic flow calculations is also presented under assumptions for calculation
conveniences. Results: The result of the study provides the suitable occupant load factor for multiplex
theatres. The standard methods of calculation are used to determine the evacuation time from
multiplex theatres. Conclusion: The calculation of evacuation time was conducted by using the data
from 10 multiplex theatres in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area. The results show that the evacuation
time is fallen between 8.2 and 84.9 min. Only 3 theatres have the evacuation time more than an hour.
If these results are compared with the calculated evacuation time from the theatres that have a
permission document, there is no data of evacuation time from theatres more than 60 min.