TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Simulation of people evacuation in the event of a road tunnel fire
JO  - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences
A1  - Caliendo, Ciro
A1  - Ciambelli, Paolo
A1  - Guglielmo, Maria Luisa De
A1  - Meo, Maria Grazia
A1  - Russo, Paola
SP  - 178
EP  - 188
VL  - 53
IS  - 
N2  - This paper presents basic findings obtained by means of a simulation model for representing an evacuation process from a curved bi-directional Italian road tunnel in the event of a fire. Simulations were carried out by using the STEPS people evacuation model associated with a CFD model simulating the fire. It was found that the evacuation time is primarily influenced by the walking time and to a less extent by the pre-movement time in all scenarios studied. The presence of an alarm system reduced the evacuation time for most the tunnel users, allowing them to reach the tunnel exit in safety.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-0428
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.871
ID  - ref1
ER  -