International symposium on catastrophic tunnel fires

An international symposium on catastrophic tunnel fires has been held at SP in Borås on 20th and 21st November 2003. The results from the full-scale tests in the Runehamar tunnel in Norway was presented at the symposium. The symposium provided a unique opportunity to hear the latest information on the thermal output and smoke development from burning cargoes in trucks, and on the resulting effects on the tunnel structure. There should also be information on how longitudinal ventilation through the tunnel affects the intensity of the fire, and on the risks of fire spreading from one vehicle to another.

Thursday 20th of November 2003

Introduction by Prof. Ulf Wickström Head of SP Fire Technology

Keynote speakers
Prof. Alfred Haack STUVA Germany
Catastrophic Tunnel Fires (CTF): What have we learned?

Dr Bernd Thamm, EU Comission Belgium
The new EU directive and its consequences

Donald P. Bliss, Director, Center For Infrastructure Expertise, USA
Tunnel fire safety in light of recent world events

Case studies
Dr Haukur Ingason SP Sweden
Fire Development in Catastrophic Tunnel Fires (CTF)

Dipl. Ing Walter Steiner, St. Gotthard Tunnel Operation Centre, Switzerland
St:Gotthard tunnel fire 2001

Dr Lars Boström, SP Sweden
Spalling of tunnel structure linings-New Swedish test results

Runehamar tunnel fire tests - Test results
Haukur Ingason, SP Sweden
Anders Lönnermark, SP Sweden
Tony Lemaire, TNO The Netherlands
Are Brandt, SINTEF/NBL Norway
Juergen Bader, B I G Brandschutz Innovationen Germany

Runehamar tunnel fire tests - UPTUN
Jan Brekelman and Mirjam Nelisse TNO The Netherlands
Presentation of the UPTUN -project

Fire protection of the Runehamar tunnel
Promat International N.V., Belgium
Gerco Beveiligingen B.V., The Netherlands

A tour at SP Fire Technology and demonstration tests

"Roger Robertz" SPs rock

Friday 21st of November 2003

Keynote speakers
Prof. Ed Galea, University of Greenwich UK
Computer modelling of fires

Alan Brinson, European Fire Sprinkler Network UK
Are sprinklers the solution to prevent Catastrophic Tunnel Fires?

Rescue and fire fighting in tunnels

Anders Bergqvist Stockholm Fire brigade,
What can the fire brigade do about Catastrophic Tunnel Fires?

Staffan Bengtson, presented the paper for
Dr Håkan Frantzich, Lund University Sweden
Problems of evacuation in Catastrophic Tunnel Fires

Bo Wahlström, Brandskyddslaget Sweden
Engineering solutions for rescue and fire fighting

Fire suppression systems for roadway tunnels

Magnus Arvidson, SP Sweden
Alternative fire suppression systems for roadway tunnels

Les Fielding, Wiltshire & Swindon Fire Authority
Fire Suppression in road tunnels - Why it is needed! A fire brigade view.

Dr Kristen Opstad SINTEF/NBL
UPTUN fire suppression test programme

Water mist fire suppression systems concepts for roadway tunnels

Dr Maarit Tuomisaari, Marioff Corporation Oy Finland

Georg Reichsthaler, AQUASYS, Austria

Panel discussion
Chaired by Dr Margaret Simonson SP Sweden


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