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