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Single-file pedestrian flow experiments under high-density conditions

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  • Jin, Cheng-Jie
  • Jiang, Rui
  • Li, Ruiwen
  • Li, Dawei

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In order to investigate the mechanism of uni-directional pedestrian flow, we organize one single-file flow experiment on a ring corridor. With 203 participants, the maximum global density reaches 4ped/m. The fundamental diagrams are given, and compared with that of the single-file experiments held in other countries. We find the pedestrians’ velocities in our experiment are close to the Indian results, and larger than German results. In the time-headway distributions, the peak gradually disappears with the increase of density. At medium densities, the upstream propagation of stop-and-go waves can be observed. The calculated propagation velocity is about 0.4∼0.5 m/s. At extremely high densities, the transition between stopping state and moving state can occur, which is similar to that found in uni-directional experiments with wider system width. In these phenomena, we find there exists one critical density, which is about 3ped/m. All these results can help to learn more about the essence of single-file pedestrian flow.

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  • Jin, Cheng-Jie & Jiang, Rui & Li, Ruiwen & Li, Dawei, 2019. "Single-file pedestrian flow experiments under high-density conditions," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 531(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:531:y:2019:i:c:s0378437119309744
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2019.121718
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    1. Wei, Yidong & Hu, Zuoan & Zeng, Tian & Xie, Wei & Ma, Yi, 2023. "Influence of walkway slope on single-file pedestrian flow dynamics: Results from an experimental study," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 630(C).
    2. Zeng, Guang & Zhang, Jun & Ye, Rui & Cao, Shuchao & Song, Weiguo, 2022. "Pedestrian dynamics of single-file experiments with music considering different music and different instructions," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 594(C).
    3. Xue, Shuqi & Shiwakoti, Nirajan, 2023. "A meta-synthesis of experimental studies of pedestrian movement in single-file flow," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 630(C).
    4. Jin, Cheng-Jie & Jiang, Rui & Liu, Tongfei & Li, Dawei & Wang, Hao & Liu, Xianglong, 2021. "Pedestrian dynamics with different corridor widths: Investigation on a series of uni-directional and bi-directional experiments," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 581(C).
    5. Cheng-Jie Jin & Ke-Da Shi & Shu-Yi Fang, 2023. "Simulation of Single-File Pedestrian Flow under High-Density Condition by a Modified Social Force Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-15, May.

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