Discussing the Need to Manage Uncertainty Relating to Users in Road Tunnel Fire Risk Assessment

Abstract

Although studies indicate the significant growth of maritime and the rise of intermodal transportation during the last decade, they also pinpoint that road transportation continues to hold the largest share in the transportation sector worldwide, having a considerable margin from the rest [1]. In that view, modern roads face the challenge to provide an adequate, intelligent as well as safe road network. Therefore, road infrastructure must be formed in order to cope with the arisen challenges. Although each part of the infrastructure should fulfill these challenges, special emphasis should be primarily given on its critical elements, such as tunnels [2].