Simulation-Based Quantitative Risk Assessment of Fire in Urban Electrical Cable Tunnels

Hongqiang Fang, Jiaqing Zhang, Danyan Huang, Shouxiang Lu, S. M. Lo*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Fire safety is one of the most important parts in the safety management of urban electrical cable tunnels. Therefore, a new approach for quantitative risk assessment of fire in cable tunnels is proposed in this study. The approach integrates both the deterministic and the probabilistic analysis by incorporating a Monte Carlo based fire simulation simulated under the CFD code-fire dynamics simulator (FDS)-into an event tree model, which enables the fire development and the uncertainty existed in the fire progression process to be handled in the assessment. In order to validate the availability of this approach, a case study is also carried out in this paper. Through the analysis of fire risk using this approach, the fire risk can be quantified more accurately, and further analysis of the performance of different fire safety measures is also able to be conducted.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 9th International Conference on Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering (ICFSFPE)
PublisherIEEE
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-5322-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019
Event9th International Conference on Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering, ICFSFPE 2019 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 18 Oct 201920 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering, ICFSFPE

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering, ICFSFPE 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period18/10/1920/10/19

Research Keywords

  • FDS
  • Fire
  • Quantitative risk assessment
  • Uncertainty
  • Urban cable tunnel

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