International Journal of Engineering Research

Mohamed Azhar Sheriff ¹, A. Revathi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Civil Engineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, TN, IN

Abstract

Tremendous increase in the numbers of vehicle in roads causing delay in road transportation and accidents nearer to petrol stations due to reason that petrol stations are not constructed and maintained as per the guidelines. This project work aims to bring some remedial measures related to the hazards that arose in some of the petrol filling stations in Chennai city. Observations has been made in petrol stations and has been compared with the norms. As a result a proper recommendations are suggested satisfying the norms and a new layout has been designed. Thus if a petrol station is built and maintained with these suggestions made the traffic jam and accidents occurring nearer to petrol stations can be reduced.

Keywords

Petrol Stations, Hazardous Effects, Chennai City, Safety Measures.

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