Successful Emergency Testin the Virgolo Tunnel

Prerequisites According to the current German regulations [1], structural fire protection in road tunnels should essentially be realised by adding polypropylene fibres to the structural concrete (PP...

1 Fixed Fire Fighting Systems (FFFS) in Tunnels 1.1 Introduction Fixed fire fighting systems (FFFS) are an active way of combating fires in tunnels (Fig. 1). They are a new method of improving fire...

English and French Editions to Be Published by the End of 2021 Train fires in railway tunnels pose extreme challenges for fire brigades. Such events are extremely rare. But when they do occur,...

The STUVA was also involved in the preparation and implementation of the exercise. They are currently working with other partners under the lead of the German association for rail transport research...

1 Introduction In recent years new guidelines for tunnel safety with stricter demands relating to safety levels have been introduced or are under preparation both nationally and throughout Europe....