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This introductory session led by the LTA's Intelligent Transport Systems Centre will explore the importance of working with internal and external parties within the design and implementation phase of network operations with a core emphasis on its impact on safety in the event of an emergency.
•Assesing what a tunnel fire actually involves
• Analysing the physics on how water mist spray fight tunnel fires • Identifying the ventilation, smoke and heat control in tunnel fires • Evaluating what is to be expected from a Tunprotec low water pressure tunnel protection system•Learn about the new PIARC standards on tunnel air quality and design fires
• Investigate the application of fire safety standards in existing and new tunnels • Discuss whether fire suppression can actually lead to lower operating costs • Understanding how the fire safety issues and requirements can impact design and construction • Other factors that can impact the design of the tunnel and your evacuation strategy • Consider the importance of robust tunnel operation in maintaining high safety standards• Gaining an introduction on the rail tunnel Downtown Line (DTL)
• Understanding the DTL ventilation strategy and the factors that mold it • Learning from the TVS design challenges during fire at track-way and train misalignment • Looking at TVS design challenges during a fire in the tunnel with large cross-sectional areas• What are the drivers for fire protection in Asia and how does the lack of standards in Asia affect these drivers?
• Benchmarking with European guidelines to strive towards defining and maintaining an overall tunnel safety standard • Understanding the requirements for the safety and operational concepts to shorten long approval processes with multiple parties • Do the safety and operational concepts adapt to the tunnel and meet rescue services needs and safety codes? • Do escape routes, tunnel layouts, ventilation systems and the usage of fans, construction materials and structural fire protection meet local authority requirements? • Safety improvements in tunnels through establishing technical standards, technological progress and improving emergency facilities• State of the art on tunnel fire safety research
• Design fire developments in a new perspective • New Swedish tunnel fire safety engineering correlations makes performance based design easier • Interaction of active and passive fire protection – is it possible?• Fire protection systems and verification techniques for long tunnels
• Utilising CFD simulation for model assessments and to determine whether appropriate fire safety facilities are installed in existing and new tunnels • Fire scenario analysis to determine if your tunnel has sufficient facilities to ensure a safe evacuation? • Considering the time taken for fire-fighting and rescue activities to get to the scene and if additional safety support should be incorporated into the plan • Emergency lighting, exit signs, essential power supplies • Managing the increase in complexity of additional safety measures required by long tunnels• Describing the complexity and several challenges concerning tunnel applications
• Summarizing the findings of the Investigation & Trials of a multiple gas detection solution in the Stockholm subway network • Outlining how to define an acceptable risk • Highlighting how different tunnel protection technologies can add valuable information for tunnel operators • Describing promising emerging technologies• Challenges involved in meeting the fire protection system’s safety requirements from the buyer or tunnel operator
• Addressing higher cost issues in long tunnels without constraining the design of the project • Analyse tunnel design and infrastructure to determine what fire safety systems can feasibly be installed • Balancing cost and ensuring your tunnels are made according to international standards and are compliant • Understanding of emergency response capabilities and response times by the tunnel design team to reduce overall costs and closures times
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