A MATHEMATICAL BASIS FOR EGRESS COMPLEXITY

Authors
DONEGAN HA POLLOCK AJ
Citation
Ha. Donegan et Aj. Pollock, A MATHEMATICAL BASIS FOR EGRESS COMPLEXITY, Applied mathematics letters, 9(2), 1996, pp. 75-80
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Mathematics
Journal title
Applied mathematics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
08939659
Volume
9
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
75 - 80
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-9659(1996)9:2<75:AMBFEC>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
This paper demonstrates how a building, expressed as a well-defined st ructure of nodes and edges, can be shown to possess a latent complexit y measure with respect to egress. The mathematical formulation, based on the notion of Shannon entropy, is underpinned by results from graph theory. The method of calculating egress complexity, its use in compa ring buildings, and its application to the positioning of additional e xits is discussed.