From normal operation to evacuation: Single-vehicle safety under adverse weather, topographic, and operational conditions

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-76

  Chen, S R ^a   Cai, C S ^b   Wolshon, B ^b  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Evacuation; Natural disasters; Vehicles; Weather; Wind

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION/DECELERATION; ACCIDENT RISKS; ADVERSE WEATHERS; EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS; EVACUATION; EVACUATION ROUTES; NATURAL DISASTERS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NORMAL OPERATIONS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPERATIONAL ERRORS; OPERATIONAL PROCESS; ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS; ROAD SURFACES; STRONG WINDS; TOPOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; TRAFFIC DESIGNS; VEHICLE ACCIDENTS; VEHICLE CONDITIONS; VEHICLE SAFETIES; WEATHER; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY TRAFFIC CONTROL; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; SNOW;

VEHICLES;

ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; SAFETY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; WEATHER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249184471     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2009)10:2(68)     Document Type: Article

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