Presentations

Montag / Monday, 23.4.2012


Eröffnung und Einführung / Opening and Introduction Hall I

Chairman: Peter STURM; Graz University of Technology, A

9.00 Eröffnung / Opening

9.15 Einführung/ Key-Note: Tunnels in the Austrian Highway Network

A. Schedl; ASFINAG (Austria’s motorway and expressway funding company), A

9.40 New Semmering Base Tunnel, Project Description and Ventilation Concept

1G. Gobiet, 2V. Langner, 2B. Hagenah; 1ÖBB Infrastruktur AG,A; 2Gruner GmbH, A

10.05 Refurbishment, Risk and Responsibility – Decisions when Upgrading Tunnel Fire Provisions

C. Stacey; Stacey Agnew Pty Ltd, AUS


Risk Analysis Hall I

Chairman: Rune BRANDT; HBI Haerter AG, CH

11.15 Risk Analysis as Decisionmaking Tool for Tunnel Design and Operation

B. Kohl, C. Forster; ILF Consulting Engineers, Linz , A

11.40 Risk Evaluation for Road Tunnels: Current Developments

C. Zulauf; Ernst Basler + Partner, Zurich, CH

12.05 Risk Analyses of the Safety Level of Galleries

1G. Mayer, C. Sistenich 2, 3U. Zimmermann, 4 C. Zulauf;

1PTV AG, Germany, 2 Bundesanstalt für Strassenwesen (BASt), D;

3 BUNG Ingenieure AG, D, 4 Ernst Basler + Partner, CH


Parallel: Risk Analysis Hall I

Chairman: Bernhard KOHL; ILF Beratende Ingenieure ZT GmbH, A

14.00 On Risk Analysis of Complex Road-Tunnel Systems

1R. Brandt, 2M. Schubert, 3N.P. Høj;

1HBI Haerter, Zürich, CH; 2Matrisk, Zürich, CH; 3HOJ Consulting, Brunnen, CH

14.25 Evaluation and Interpretation of F/N-Curves: Development of a New Tool for Transparent and Traceable Decision Making

1G. Vollmann, 1M. Thewes, 1S. Kamarianakis;

1Institute for Tunnelling and Construction Management, Bochum, D

14.50 Optimization of Road Tunnel Refurbishment Measures based on a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

1M. Steiger, 1N. Norghauer, 2M. Folly; 1Poyry Infra Ltd, CH, 2ASTRA, CH

15.15 RVS 09.03.11 – Upgrading of the Austrian Tunnel Risk Model TuRisMo

1R. Hörhan, 2C. Forster, 2B. Kohl; 1BMVIT Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna, A; 2ILF Consulting Engineers, Linz, A


Parallel: Modelling Hall II

Chairman: Raimund ALMBAUER; Graz University of Technology, A

14.00 Experimental Investigations about Visibility in a Fire Accident Using a Scale Model Tunnel

1M. Seike, 1N. Kawabata, 1M. Hasegawa, 2F. Tanaka;

1Kanazawa University, JAP; 2University of Fukui, JAP

14.25 A Study of the Chimney Natural Exhaust Effect for Road Tunnel Fires –
An Evaluation Using a Numerical Simulation of a Full-Scale Tunnel

1M. YOKOTA, 2N. KAWABATA;

1Central Nippon Highway Engineering Tokyo Company Ltd., JAP; 2Kanazawa University, JAP

14.50 The influence of pressure gradients on Ventilation Design – special Focus on upgrading Long tunnels

P.J. Sturm, M. Beyer, M. Bacher, G. Schmölzer; Graz University of Technology, A

15.15 Control of Smoke propagation in a wide road tunnel with side wall jet fans through a dedicated ventilation strategy

1F. Waymel, 2L. Small, 1M. Lorenz; 1Egis Tunnels, F; 2Skanska Balfour Beatty JV, UK


Parallel: Rail Tunnels Hall I

Chairman: Franz ZUMSTEG; US+FZ Consulting Engineers, CH

16.00 Crossrail Fire Safety Designs

1Y.S. Ting, 1D.C. Eckford, 1O.R. Dinsdale-Young, 1H. Liang, 2I.N. Bowman;

1Mott MacDonald Limited, UK; 2Hatch Mott MacDonald, CAN

16.25 Simplified Method for Longitudinal Ventilation System Design in Fire Situations

1I. DEL REY, 2S. FERNÁNDEZ, 1A. FRAILE, 2I. ESPINOSA;
1ETSII-Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, E; 2FFII – CEMIM, Madrid, E

16.50 Determination of Aerodynamic Burden in Rail Tunnels Using measurements and simulation

J. Rodler, B. Hagenah; Gruner GmbH Ingenieure und Planer, A


Parallel: Guidelines Hall II

Chairman: Rudolf HÖRHAN; Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology, A

16.00 Slovak Road Tunnel Guideline

A. Rudolf; Dr. Alexander Rudolf – Engineering Services - CH

16.25 A New Austrian Guideline for Tunnel Safety Documentations

1R. Bopp, 2R. Brandt, 3R. Hörhan, 3C. Hubmayr, 3F. Wiesholzer ;

1BTC - Bopp Tunnel Consulting GmbH, CH; 2HBI Häerter AG, CH

3Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (bmvit), A

16.50 Coordination with Emergency Services / Effective Emergency Response Plan

A. Stein; Direction des Ponts et Chaussées, L


Dienstag / Tuesday, 24.4.2012

Parallel: Fire Sizes – Can Big Fires be Handled? Hall I

Chairman: Arnold DIX; Lawyer & Scientist, AUS

9.00 An Investigation of Longitudinal Ventilation for Short Road Tunnels with
High Fire HRR

S. O‘Gorman, R. Nuttall, A. Purchase; Parsons Brinckerhoff, Australia

9.25 Mechanical Smoke Extraction for Large Fire Loads in the Gotthard Base Tunnel

Ch. Brander; Pöyry Infra Ltd, CH

9.50 Modelling Fire in Tunnels: A Large Scale Validated Two Steps Modelling Method

1B. Truchot, 1G. Leroy, 1F. Fouillen, 2Y. Perin;

1INERIS - Verneuil en Halatte, F ; 2Conseil Général d’Ardèche, F


Parallel: Ventilation and Equipment Hall II

Chairman: Miodrag DRAKULIC; Project-Center for Technical Fire Safety Engineering; HR

9.00 New Trends for Using LTHD in Road and Train Tunnels for fire detection

A. Rogner; Metaphysics SA, CH

9.25 Sensor Failure Detection in Road Tunnel Ventilation

1I. Nakahori, 1T. Sakaguchi, 1A. Mitani, 2A.E.Vardy;

1 Sohatsu Systems Laboratory Inc., JAP; 2 University of Dundee, UK

9.50 Acoustical Guidance in Road Tunnels

1L.D. Mellert, 1U. Welte; 1Amstein + Walthert Progress AG, CH


Parallel: Fire Sizes – Can big Fires be handled? Hall I

Chairman: Friedrich ZOTTER; Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology, A

11.00 Usage Pattern of Jet Fans for Ventilation of Railway Tunnels

1S.G. GENDLER , 2V.A. SOKOLOV., 2E.A. SAVENKOV;
1St. Petersburg State Mining University, Russia
2Open joint-stock company “Lenmetrogiprotrans”, Russia

11.25 Numerical Simulation of Runehamar Tunnel Fire Tests

Y.Z. Li, H. Ingason, A. Lönnermark; SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, S

11.50 Impact of the Consideration of Hot Smoke Gases in the Design of Transverse Ventilation Systems

1M. Beyer, 2B. Höpperger, 1P.J. Sturm, 1M. Bacher, 2J. Croll;

1Graz University of Technology, A; 2ILF Consulting Engineers, A

12.15 Fan Operation Point

S. Gehrig, R. Buchmann ; Pöyry Infra Ltd., Zurich, CH


Parallel: Ventilation and Equipment Hall II

Chairman: Günter RATTEI, ASFINAG; A

11.00 Stall and Parallel Operation

H. Grönwoldt-Hesse; WITT & SOHN AG, D

11.25 The A10-Tauern Tunnel Ventilation System from a Contractor’s Perspective -(Experiences and lessons learned)

F. van Vemden, W. Hofstede; Zitron Nederland B.V., NL

11.50 Energy Efficiency – ABB Mathematical Model for Tunnel Ventilation Control

1D. Červar, 2V. Jakobović;
1BINA Istra Operation and Maintenance Ltd., CRO; 2ABB Ltd., CRO

12.15 Determination of Ventilation efficiency in Road Tunnels by Using Tracer Methods

B. Frei, R. Stockhaus, M. Imholz, T. De Neef;

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, CH


Ventilation and Equipment Hall I

Chairman: Ignacio Del Rey; CEMIM, E

14.10 Compensatory Effecty of Fixed Fire Fighting Systems in Tunnels

1S. Kratzmeir, 1R. Rothe, 2B. Peters,

1IFAB Institute for applied fire safety research, Rostock, D; 2Fogtec Fire Protection, Cologne, D

14.35 System Tests of Tunnel Safety Equipment in Austria

1A. WIERER, 1M. GRUBER, 1M. PATIGLER, 2B.KLIMMER;

1ASFINAG Bau Management GmbH, A, 2ASFINAG Alpenstrassen GmbH, A

15.00 Flexible devices for smoke control in Road Tunnels

M. Bettelini, S. Rigert, N. Seifert; Amberg Engineering Ltd., Regensdorf-Watt, CH


Chairman: Peter STURM; Graz University of Technology, A

16.00 Ventilation and Distance of Emergency Exits in Steep Bi-Directional Tunnels

1F. Zumsteg, 1U. Steinemann, 2M. Berner;

1US+FZ Consulting Engineers, Lenzburg / Wollerau, CH;

2Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), Bern, CH

Discussion State of the Art of Tunnel Safety and Future Perspectives? Hall I

· F. Zumsteg, US+FZ Consultants, Lenzburg / Wollerau CH

· B. Kohl; ILF Beratende Ingenieure ZT GmbH, A

· Dix; Scientist and Lawyer, Associate Professor, University of Western Sydney, AUS


Schlusswort / Closing Remarks

P.J. STURM; Graz University of Technology, A