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