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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2015.17.3.215

A study on evacuation characteristic by cross-sectional areas and smoke control velocity at railway tunnel fire  

Yoo, Ji-Oh (Dep. of Automotive Engineering, Shin-Han University)
Kim, Jin-Su (Graduate School, Incheon National University)
Rie, Dong-Ho (Fire Disaster Prevention Research Center, Incheon National University)
Kim, Jong-Won (Bumchang Engineering)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.17, no.3, 2015 , pp. 215-226 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, with variables the cross section area ($97m^2$, $58m^2$, $38m^2$) and the wind velocity(0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 m/s), the time of getting off train dependent on the way of itself and the width of the evacuation route was analyzed, and also fire and evacuation characteristics is reviewed by cross section area of each wind velocity. As the result, if cross section become smaller, the density of harmful gases in the tunnel increased more than the ratio of decreasing cross section area. In the case of small cross sectional area, the surrounding environment from initial fire is indicated to exceed the limit criteria suggested in performance based design. In the analysis of effective evacuation time for evacuation characteristics, the effective evacuation time was the shortest in the case of evaluating effective evacuation time by the visibility. Also, there was significant difference between the effective evacuation time on the basis of performance based evaluation and the effective evacuation time obtained by analyzing FED (Fractional effective dose), one of the analysis method obtaining the point that deaths occur, against harmful gases.
Keywords
Railway tunnel; Cross section area; Effective evacuation time;
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