March 12, 2008

Opening Ceremony
Claude Berenguier, Secretary General

Keynote Speakers
Chair: Margaret Simonson, SP, Sweden
 

Managing road tunnels safety: today’s challenge.
Didier Lacroix, Centre d’Etudes des Tunnels, France

Magic numbers in tunnel fire safety.
Haukur Ingason, SP Fire Technology, Sweden

Design
Chair: Anders Lönnermark, SP, Sweden

The methodology for declaration of the traffic flow on
motorways sections before and after expected obstacle – the tunnel
.
Ulrich Zorin, DARS, d.d., Slovenia

Assessment of the impact of jet flame hazard from hydrogen cars in road tunnels.
Yajue Wu, Sheffield University, UK

L-surF Large Scale Underground Research Facility on Safety and Security.
Felix Amberg, Maximilian Wietek & Volker Wetzig, VSH Hagerbach Test Gallery Ltd., Switzerland

Fire testing of concrete and concrete protection systems for tunnels in Sweden – an overview.
Maria Hjohlman, Lars Boström &  Robert Jansson, SP Fire Technology, Sweden

Comparison of road tunnel design guidelines.
Hak Kuen Kim, Korea National Rescue Services, Korea, Anders Lönnermark, Haukur Ingason, SP Fire Technology, Sweden

Case Studies
Chair: Didier Lacroix, Centre D’Etudes des Tunnels, France


The Burnley Tunnel fire – implications for current design practice.
Peter Johnson & David Barber, ARUP Fire, Australia

Safety requirements & transport of dangerous goods through the 53 kilometer railway tunnel through the Alps between Lyon and Turin.
Jorrit Nieuwenhuis, Art v/d Giessen, Stefan Lezwijn  & Eddy Verbesselt ARCADIS Infra BV, The Netherlands

Implementation of water mist systems in road tunnels – Projects case study.
Markku Vuorisalo, Marioff Corporation Oy, Finland

Research
Chair: Maarit Tuomisaari, Marioff Corporation Oy, Finland

Design fires for tunnel water mist suppression systems.
Ricky Carvel, BRE Centre of Fire Safety Engineering, UK

The influence of tunnel cross-section on temperatures and fire development.
Anders Lönnermark & Haukur Ingason, SP Fire Technology, Sweden

Study of the trajectories of droplets from water suppression systems in tunnels.
Guillermo Rein, Ricky Carvel & Jose L. Torero, BRE Centre of Fire Safety Engineering, UK

 

     

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