This book illustrates a new quantitative risk analysis model for road tunnels that is capable
of evaluating the role of infrastructure measures equipment and management procedures as
prescribed by EU Directive 2004 54 EC. The risk assessment draws on the typical F-N curves of
societal risk evaluated with the help of event tree analysis vehicle queue formation dynamics
and users¿ egress and tenability models. In addition the model considers the reliability of
the safety measures. The work provides essential guidance on the following aspects: how a
quantitative model can be implemented to evaluate risk in road tunnels how to build an event
tree for the accident scenarios considered how to simulate the vehicle queue formation how to
simulate the evolution of accident scenarios and how to simulate the users¿ egress. Given its
scope and depth of coverage the book will be of interest to all engineers whose work involves
fire protection and safety in tunnels all persons engaged in safety and transport engineering
or risk analysis for road tunnels as well as public and private bodies involved in the
application of Directive 2004 54 EC.
