Data for: Experimental data about the evacuation of preschool children from nursery schools, Part II: Movement characteristics and behaviour

These datasets contain supplementary material for the article " Experimental data about the evacuation of preschool children from nursery schools, Part II: Movement characteristics and behaviour " accepted to Fire Safety Journal on April 16, 2023 (DOI 10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103797). The article presents experimental data sets on the evacuation movement and behaviour of preschool children observed during 15 evacuation drills in 10 nursery schools in the Czech Republic involving 970 children (3-7 years of age) and 87 staff members.  

In the presented spreadsheets, raw experimental data on speed-density and flow-density relationships are provided separately for corridors, straight staircases (flights, landings, and entire staircase), and doorways. The movement travel speed ('Speed') is expressed in [m·s-1], specific flow ('Flow') in [pers·s-1·m-1], density variable is expressed in the units of [pers·m−2] ('Density1') and [m−2·m−2] ('Density2'). Observations made for the different age groups of children are distinguished by letters: 'J' – Junior, 'S' – Senior, 'S+' - Senior+, 'M' – Mixed. In speed-density data sets, observations for walking children are denoted as 'W', for running children as 'R' (e.g., 'JW' – Junior walking). Speed-density data points that were calculated by excluding waiting times of children (only in the spreadsheets for corridors and landings of straight staircases) are marked 'M' after age group denotation (e.g., 'SWM-Speed' – modified speed data points for Senior walking children).