Research Article

Numerical Investigation of the Dynamic Responses and Damage of Linings Subjected to Violent Gas Explosions inside Highway Tunnels

Table 1

Explosion accidents within tunnels.

Time and locationTunnelBurst sourceCasualties

December 22 2005, Sichuan provinceDongjiashan tunnelGas explosion44 people dead
April 8, 2011, Gansu provinceQidaoliang tunnelPetrol transport vehicles4 people dead
December 25, 2012, Shanxi provinceNanlvliangshan tunnelEmulsion explosive8 people dead
March 1, 2014, Shanxi provinceYanhou tunnelMethanol transport vehicles40 people dead
May 5, 2017, Guizhou provinceQishanyan tunnelGas explosion12 people dead
May 23, 2017, Hebei provinceFutuyu tunnelLNG transport vehicles12 people dead