Abstract
A new computer simulation method based on potential model is proposed to analyze human behavior during evacuation in large and populous underground facilities. Previous models cannot efficiently handle obstacles in the path. To check the adequacy of the method for human behavior analysis, this method is applied to simple corridor models. By comparing the results of the computer simulation to the results of past researches on human behavior, the proposed method is found to be a good and practical method to simulate human behavior in populous underground facilities.
