Evacuation and human behaviours in tunnel fires
(2025) p.37-50- Abstract (Swedish)
- Tunnel evacuation is a challenge that requires a well-prepared strategy and relevant technical and
organizational measures to be successful. The article focuses on the relation between knowledge about
human behaviour during an evacuation process and how this knowledge is obtained through
investigations after fires and through well-planned experiments. Furthermore, theories are introduced
that explain and describe human behaviour in different situations, such as Canter's behavioural
sequences, Sime's affiliation theory and the understanding of social influences within a group of
individuals. A timeline model is presented that connects the behavioural description of how people in
general act during fires with an... (More) - Tunnel evacuation is a challenge that requires a well-prepared strategy and relevant technical and
organizational measures to be successful. The article focuses on the relation between knowledge about
human behaviour during an evacuation process and how this knowledge is obtained through
investigations after fires and through well-planned experiments. Furthermore, theories are introduced
that explain and describe human behaviour in different situations, such as Canter's behavioural
sequences, Sime's affiliation theory and the understanding of social influences within a group of
individuals. A timeline model is presented that connects the behavioural description of how people in
general act during fires with an engineering model that can be used for design. In addition, results
from some experiments are presented where the effectiveness of different technical installations during
an evacuation process has been investigated. (Less)
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- author
- Frantzich, Håkan LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Utrymning och människors beteende i tunnelbränder
- publishing date
- 2025-11
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- Proceedings from the 11th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security
- editor
- Li, Ying Zhen ; Lönnermark, Anders ; Gehandler, Jonatan and Ingason, Haukur
- pages
- 14 pages
- publisher
- RISE
- ISBN
- 978-91-90036-19-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 390ddcb7-4ba4-4222-93b3-a984d8e1fb9c
- date added to LUP
- 2025-09-19 13:19:37
- date last changed
- 2025-11-19 09:28:24
@inproceedings{390ddcb7-4ba4-4222-93b3-a984d8e1fb9c,
abstract = {{Tunnel evacuation is a challenge that requires a well-prepared strategy and relevant technical and<br/>organizational measures to be successful. The article focuses on the relation between knowledge about<br/>human behaviour during an evacuation process and how this knowledge is obtained through<br/>investigations after fires and through well-planned experiments. Furthermore, theories are introduced<br/>that explain and describe human behaviour in different situations, such as Canter's behavioural<br/>sequences, Sime's affiliation theory and the understanding of social influences within a group of<br/>individuals. A timeline model is presented that connects the behavioural description of how people in<br/>general act during fires with an engineering model that can be used for design. In addition, results<br/>from some experiments are presented where the effectiveness of different technical installations during<br/>an evacuation process has been investigated.}},
author = {{Frantzich, Håkan}},
booktitle = {{Proceedings from the 11th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security}},
editor = {{Li, Ying Zhen and Lönnermark, Anders and Gehandler, Jonatan and Ingason, Haukur}},
isbn = {{978-91-90036-19-8}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{37--50}},
publisher = {{RISE}},
title = {{Evacuation and human behaviours in tunnel fires}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/228060015/HF_Keynote_ISTSS2025.pdf}},
year = {{2025}},
}