Abstract
Since human behaviour sometimes involves dynamic contact with the building element such as pushing the handrail or leaning against the wall, due consideration should be given to cope with these incidents from the viewpoint of safety and security. The aim of this study is to present practical data on the forces applied to the buildings by man. For this purpose, we categorize various types of interrelationships between man and buildings. We assume that human body is composed of seven major contact points with the building, while the latter is classified into nine elementary forms onto which the forces is to be given, and all conceivable interaction patterns have been listed. In this report, we have to limit the number of patterns to those which not only have important meaning in the building design but also are suitable for practical experiments. Only the static forces between man and the building have been measured. Our proposal from the experimental results is as follows : Values are in kgf per person, while those in the parentheses denote design loads in kgf per metre length. Pushing the wall --180 (220); pushing the stand --100 (--); pushing the handrail --170 (270); pulling the handrail --210 (360); and pushing the handrail with body part other than hands --160 (240). Spreadingout greating 150 (--); and spreading out two walls (in this case man is between them) --480 (740).
