Four people per square metre

In the classroom exercises we illustrate the density v flow relationship using a loop of string. The loop has an area of 1 square metre.

At densities lower than 1 person per square metre the crowd is free flowing and stable. As we increase the number of people per square metre (which is why we are using the string to maintain the density), people cannot take whole paces forward. Movement starts to become constrained and the flow rates drops as shown in the graph below.


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2 people per square metre

3 people per square metre

5 people per square metre

5 people per square metre (marching in time)

6 people per square metre

9 Jun 2018 at 09:57
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