Handbook of tunnel fire safety / / edited by Alan Beard, Richard Carvel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911004749903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : ICE Publishing, 2012
• ISBN: 9780727741936 (e-book); 9780727741530 (hbk.)
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 694 p.) : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): BeardAlan (Alan N.); CarvelRichard
• Disciplina: 363.379
• Soggetti: Tunnels - Fires and fire prevention
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2005.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I: Real tunnel fires -- A history of fire incidents in tunnels -- Tunnel fire investigation I: the Channel Tunnel fire, 18 November 1996 -- Tunnel fire investigation II: the St. Gotthard Tunnel fire, 24 October 2001 -- Tunnel fire investigation III: the Burnley Tunnel fire, 23 March 2007 -- Part II: Prevention and protection -- Prevention and protection: overview -- Fire detection systems -- Passive fire protection in concrete tunnels -- Water-based fire-suppression systems for tunnels -- Tunnel ventilation: state of the art -- The use of tunnel ventilation for fire safety -- The influence of tunnel ventilation on fire behaviour -- Part III: Tunnel fire dynamics -- A history of experimental tunnel fires -- Fire dynamics in tunnels -- Heat release rates in tunnel fires: a summary -- CFD modelling of tunnel fires -- Control volume modelling of tunnel fires -- One-dimensional and multi-scale modelling of tunnel ventilation and fires -- Non-deterministic modelling and tunnel fires -- Part IV: Fire safety management and human factors -- Human behaviour during tunnel fires -- Egress behaviour during road tunnel fires -- Recommended behaviour for road tunnel users -- Transport of hazardous goods -- A systemic approach to tunnel fire safety management -- Road tunnel operation during a fire emergency -- Tunnel fire safety and the law -- Part V: Emergency procedures -- Emergency procedures in road tunnels -- Emergency procedures in rail tunnels -- Fire and rescue operations in tunnel fires: a discussion of ; some practical issues -- Part VI: Tunnel fire safety decision-making -- Problems with using models for fire safety -- Decision-making and risk assessment -- Part VII: Specific topics -- The UPTUN project: a brief summary -- The River Tyne road tunnels and fixed fire suppression -- Hydrogen-powered cars and tunnel safety -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Following catastrophic fires that have occurred worldwide, it has become essential to gain a much better understanding of all aspects of tunnel fire safety, from basic science to acceptable risk and the law.