Movement on stairs is a crucial factor that influences people's ability to evacuate from
buildings in fire emergencies. In fact, the accessibility of stairs during multilevel evacuations …

Stairs are usually one of the most important evacuation routes in emergencies, such as
serious fire accidents or other emergencies. However, experimental data on human …

Surface electromyography (sEMG) has been widely used in evaluating muscle fatigue
among athletes where electrodes are attached on the skin during the activity. Recently …

An increasing global population forces urban planners to construct buildings and
infrastructure that is extremely deep and high. Elevators and escalators serve skyscrapers …

Pedestrian movement on stairs is a complex three-dimensional dynamic process. However,
previous models are inherently limited in that they ignored the significant effect of stair …

This gait biomechanics study investigated stride length (SL), stride duration (SDN), the peak
values of ground reaction forces (GRFspeak), required coefficient of friction (RCOFpeak), leg …

To better understand the movement characteristics of pedestrians on long stairs, a series of
individual evacuation experiments on a 12-level staircase were conducted in a public …

This study examined individual ascent and descent performance on long straight stairs. A
field experiment was conducted in a subway station in China involving 30 healthy volunteers …

This laboratory study examined human stair ascending capacity and constraining factors
including legs' local muscle fatigue (LMF) and cardiorespiratory capacity. Twenty-five …

Stair-ascending at maximum ability is required during emergency evacuations to reach a
safe refuge from deep underground structures. We hypothesized that an ascent can last …