The lecture hall example as a reference for evacuation simulations – an updated study

Authors

  • Angelika Kneidl accu:rate GmbH, Goethestr. 28, 80469 Munich, Germany
  • Burkhard Forell c/o GRS GmbH, Schwertnergasse 1, 50667 Cologne, Germany
  • Gerald Grewolls SIMTEGO GmbH, Voigtstr. 9, 09116 Chemnitz, Germany
  • Rainer Könnecke IST GmbH, Schweinfurter Weg 68, 60599 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • Tim Meyer-König TraffGo HT GmbH, Adelbyer Str. 75, 24943 Flensburg, Germany
  • Andreas Winkens BPK Ingenieure und Sachverständige für Brandschutz GmbH & Co. KG, Wahlerstraße 32, 40472 Düsseldorf, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2026.57.0198

Keywords:

standardization, crowd simulation, evacuation, fire safety, regulation

Abstract

A comparative study of the evacuation of a lecture hall, using six different microscopic software tools and two macroscopic approaches is presented. Reasons for differences in results, in particular for movement times and flow rates are discussed. The purpose of this study is to provide a basis for the definition of benchmarks for evaluating pedestrian dynamics to improve the prediction quality of simulations.

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Published

2026-06-19

Issue

Vol. 57 (2026): Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2025

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Angelika Kneidl, Burkhard Forell, Gerald Grewolls, Rainer Könnecke, Tim Meyer-König, Andreas Winkens

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Kneidl, A., Forell, B., Grewolls, G., Könnecke, R., Meyer-König, T., & Winkens, A. (2026). The lecture hall example as a reference for evacuation simulations – an updated study. Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 57, 198–208. https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2026.57.0198