- Author
- Theologitis, D. | Schmitz, P.
- Title
- Tunnel Safety in Europe.
- Journal
- International Fire Protection (IFP) Magazine, No. 25, 52-56, February 2006
- Keywords
- tunnels | fire safety | accidents | costs | railroads | transportation
- Identifiers
- efficient infrastructure for transport is vital for EU competitiveness; European integration requires sufficient access to EU transport networks; Trans-European Networks; Road Tunnels Committee of the World Road Association (PIARC); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Conference of Western European Road Directors (WERD); Economic Commission of the United-Nations (UN-ECE); durable and reliable tunnel structures (DARTS); development of decision-support expert system for crisis management in tunnels (SIRTAKI); methods to upgrade existing tunnels with regard to fires (UPTUN); thematic networks on Fires in Tunnels (FIT and SAFE-T); Federal Roads Authority (FEDRO) - Switzerland