Published: 11 January, 2011
Haukur Ingason and Ulf Wickstrom, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, provide an overview of research projects into tunnel fire safety in Europe.
The study considers water expected to be used in various buildings with and without automatic sprinkler protection during a fire condition, and estimates the water used per year for commissioning, inspection, testing and maintenance.
Industrial Fire Journal's Editor reports on a one-day seminar on the benefits of a systematic approach to fire safety on underground railways, as organised by London Underground, October 2011.
Edited by Alan Beard and Richard Carvel, the Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety, Second edition, is the first book to span the spectrum of state-of-the-art knowledge in tunnel fire safety science and engineering.
Humanity and Fires by Prof Dr NN Bruschlinsky, Prof Dr SV Sokolov and Dr Ing P Wagner is available for 25 euros (plus post and packaging).
AVEVA, a leader in engineering design and information management solutions, has published a report highlighting the safety information gap in industry.
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