Analysis of the effectiveness of evacuation paths in terms of mall visitors evacuation speed (Case Study: Mall Palladium)

Abstract

The Mall is a shopping center that focuses on a department store consisting of retail and restaurants with the shop typologies facing a corridor that serves to connect all shops. Generally, a mall has three floors or more and has various human activities inside. Fire Protection System is a system consisting of equipment, supplementary, and facilities in building to protect the building and their environment against fire disaster. Fire Passive Protection System can prevent mortality and fatal damage to the building so that the security and safety of the mall users will be more secure. Evacuation is a way to survive from the dangers that happened around so that the components to support evacuation must be well maintained. The observation method is used to determine the effectiveness of the evacuation path based on the speed of evacuation of the user and to determine the current condition. The simulation method uses Arena software that is used to determine the speed of evacuation of occupants (in this case, Case Study: Palladium Mall). The final results of this study are in the form of recommendations for the design of evacuation lines that are optimal for fire protection in buildings.