* Required Minimum Area is based solely on the circular area around each person in order to maintain the desired distance from other people.
Practical Minimum Area considers that people would be arranged in columns and rows such that the area of a square is required around each person in filling a space.
(Practical Minimum Area is always greater than Required Minimum Area.)
Disclaimer: These calculations are made with the following assumptions:
- People are "point masses" with no depth.
- People are assumed to be standing, not sitting or lying down.
- People will be packed so as to have the "Loose packing of sand grains" rather than a "More compact packing": see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packing_problems
- The Additional Spacing Factor should account for circulation needed for the movement of people, etc… The default value of 20% is not a guideline. Choose your own value.
- The program's output area is for people spaced outdoors on level ground with fresh air circulation.
- We use the (3/24/2020) CDC recommendation of 6 feet as the minimum space between people.
- We use half the "Space between people" as the "radius" around each person in the Output calculations.
- The guidelines provided do not consider additional spacing needed in an internal room. For example, the following are not considered:
- The impact of the room dimensions and shape on the area required.
- Interior room obstacles or layout, such as chairs and furniture.
- Requirements for non-obstructed entrance and exits (and paths), etc.
- Fire safety laws and guidelines.
For inquiries:
Mark DiSalvo
mdisalvo@sema4usa.com
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