QRA Model-Based Risk Impact Analysis of Traffic Flow in Urban Road Tunnels

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1872-1882

  Meng, Qiang ^a   Qu, Xiaobo ^a   Yong, Kum Thong ^b   Wong, Yoke Heng ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Impact analysis; Quantitative risk assessment model; Road tunnel; Societal risk; Traffic volume

Indexed keywords

IMPACT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD TUNNEL; SOCIETAL RISK; TRAFFIC VOLUME;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; RATING; RISK ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TUNNEL;

ARTICLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBANIZATION;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; TRANSPORTATION; URBANIZATION;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 81855194086     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01624.x     Document Type: Article

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