China Safety Science Journal ›› 2024, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 121-127.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2024.04.0687

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Study on social risk acceptance criteria of road tunnel fire in China

WANG Qirui1,2(), JIANG Xuepeng1,2,**(), XUE Guangqiao3, QIAN Xinbo2   

  1. 1 School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan Hubei 430081, China
    2 Institute of Safety and Emergency, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan Hubei 430081, China
    3 China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd., Wuhan Hubei 430063, China
  • Received:2023-10-23 Revised:2024-01-27 Online:2024-04-28 Published:2024-10-28
  • Contact: JIANG Xuepeng

Abstract:

In order to assist tunnel fire risk management and decision-making, the definition and principles of social risk acceptance criteria for road tunnel fire were established. Based on a statistical analysis of tunnel fire fatalities in China from 2000 to 2020 and a survey of public perceptions of tunnel fire risk, social risk acceptance criteria of tunnel fires in China was developed by the F/N curve method, and the acceptance critical limits for accident frequency and consequences were defined. The results show that the public has a tolerable attitude towards the current situation of tunnel fire accident risk. The maximum acceptable frequency of tunnel fire fatalities in China is set at 10-5/(km·a), and the maximum tolerable frequency is set at 10-4/(km·a).

Key words: tunnel fire, social risk criteria, acceptance criteria, risk perception, F/N curve

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