Advance in Tunnel Fire Research

Dear Colleagues,

All kinds of tunnels are emerging all over the world due to the modern architectural trends. Although the development of tunnel brings convenience to people's life, tunnel fire often leads to tunnel structure damage and a large number of casualties. Currently in recent years, the diversity of tunnel fires have brought up advanced and unique challenges to tunnel fire safety, making the relevant research in general necessary.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the original findings regarding to the tunnel fire, and the potential perspectives for future investigations are also encouraged. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Fire and smoke transport mechanism
• Thermal effect on structural safety
• Smoke control strategy
• Fire detection and suppression technology
• Human evacuation procedures
• The application of fire retardant materials in tunnels
• The combination of tunnel fire with AI technology

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Kaihua Lu
Dr. Jianping Zhang
Dr. Jie Wang
Dr. Xiaochun Zhang
Dr. Wei Tang
Guest Editors

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