Tunnel ventilation and safety in escape routes

Almost all Dutch tunnels are provided with escape corridors between the tunnel tubes with escape doors on a spacing of about 100 m. These tunnels are equipped with longitudinal ventilation. Only unidirectional traffic is allowed in each tube.

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Published in:	Tunnelling and underground space technology Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 293 - 294
Main Authors:	Hartman, P.F., Huijben, J.W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2006
Subjects:	Escape corridor Escape corridor exits Longitudinal ventilation Overpressure Tunnel fire safety Longitudinal ventilation Overpressure Escape corridor Tunnel fire safety Escape corridor exits
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Summary:	Almost all Dutch tunnels are provided with escape corridors between the tunnel tubes with escape doors on a spacing of about 100 m. These tunnels are equipped with longitudinal ventilation. Only unidirectional traffic is allowed in each tube.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23
ISSN:	0886-7798 1878-4364
DOI:	10.1016/j.tust.2005.12.152