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Influence of Activated Fixed Fire-Fighting Systems on User Behavior During Self-Evacuation
Ingo Kaundinya Dipl.-Ing. , Member of Technical Committee D.5 Road Tunnel Operations of the World Road Association Head of Section, Tunnel and Foundation Engineering, Tunnel Operation, Civil Security Section
Anne Lehan Dipl. Wirt.-Ing. , Project manager at Tunnel and Foundation Engineering, Tunnel Operation, Civil Security Section Both at Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Andreas Mühlberger Prof. Dr. , Chair for Psychology VIII, University Regensburg Regensburg, Germany
As the number of tunnels equipped with automatic fixed fire fighting systems (FFFS) has increased during the last few years, the question of the impact of these systems on the self-rescue of users in road tunnels and the interaction with existing tunnel safety equipment arises.