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Preventing congestion in crowd dynamics caused by reversing flow

Giuseppe G. Amaro·Emiliano Cristiani·Marta Menci
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In this paper we devise a microscopic (agent-based) mathematical model for reproducing crowd behaviour in a specific scenario: a number of pedestrians, consisting of numerous social groups, flow along a corridor until a gate located at the end of the corridor closes. People are not informed about the closure of the gate and perceive the blockage observing dynamically the local crowd conditions. Once people become aware of the new conditions, they stop and then decide either to stay, waiting for reopening, or to go back and leave the corridor for ever. People going back hit against newly incoming people who are not yet aware of the blockage or have already decided to stay. This creates a dangerous counter-flow which can easily lead to accidents. We run several numerical simulations varying parameters which control the crowd behaviour, in order to understand the factors which have the greatest impact on the dynamics. We conclude with some useful suggestions directed to the organizers of mass events.

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Giuseppe G. Amaro, Emiliano Cristiani, Marta Menci. 2022-02-10. Preventing congestion in crowd dynamics caused by reversing flow. https://doi.org/10.23939/mmc2022.03.555

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