Simulation of evacuation from the Terazije tunnel
Abstract
Evacuation presents a very complex and difficult task that implies the safest, shortest and fastest convoying of people, animals and material resources from an endangered object or location to a secure location. Different objects, different locations and different scenarios demand different evacuation strategies. One of very specific objects for evacuation is a road traffic tunnel. Because of the presence of a number of vehicles and people within limited space, road traffic tunnel evacuation can be an extremely unpredictable and dangerous task, which has already been confirmed by many accidents. There are also other aggravating circumstances such as tunnel length, fast spreading of smoke (especially of CO2 – carbon dioxide and CO- carbon monoxide) and fire in closed areas, limited options for approach to the accident place and many others, very often impossible to predict. One of very good, economical and safe ways for the prediction and analysis of evacuation situations and scenarios is the usage of simulation software. This paper has been written to show a simulation of evacuation from the road traffic tunnel at Terazije in Belgrade for different scenarios and for different speeds of participants.
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