%0 Journal Article
%T Risk analysis for severe traffic accidents in long road tunnels
%J International journal of forensic engineering
%D 2016
%A Gkoumas, Konstantinos
%A Santo, Carmine Di
%A Bontempi, Franco
%V 3
%N 1/2
%P 106-126
%X In the recent years, with a globally increasing private motoring, tunnelling has gained a particular importance. After a series of dramatic accidents, the public opinion has turned its attention to tunnel fire safety. This paper focuses on the risk analysis in road tunnels, using the well-established Europe PIARC-OECD Quantitative Risk Assessment Model (QRAM). In the first part, a brief literature review - also on forensic investigations in tunnels - is performed, and the logic behind this method is briefly reassumed, focusing on the risk indicators. In the second part, a comprehensive risk analysis is performed in a long tunnel in Southern Italy, accounting for multifaceted aspects and parameters. The paper is completed with a sensitivity analysis on specific parameters that have an influence on the risk.     Keywords: risk assessment; road tunnels; tunnel safety; QRAM; forensic investigations; probit analysis; dangerous goods; pressure effects; thermal effects; toxic effects; accident scenarios; severe accidents; road traffic accidents; long tunnels.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Inderscience Publishers
%@ 1744-9944
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJFE.2016.075992