Evacuation experiment in a road tunnel: A study of human behaviour and technical installations

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 458-468

  Nilsson, Daniel ^a   Johansson, Maria ^a   Frantzich, Håkan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emotional state; Evacuation; Green flashing lights; Information signs; Pre recorded alarm; Social influence; Tunnel fire

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; ALARM SYSTEMS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FIRES;

EMOTIONAL STATE; EVACUATION; EVACUATION EXPERIMENT; FLASHING LIGHTS; GREEN FLASHING LIGHT; INFORMATION SIGN; PRE-RECORDED ALARM; ROAD TUNNEL; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; TUNNEL FIRES;

ROADS AND STREETS;

EID: 63449095640     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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