Conference Agenda

Highly interesting, high-quality presentations on many different topics will be presented in parallel sessions, providing the basis for lively discussions among the experts in attendance. Below you will find an overview and details of the sessions of our International Conference.

As usual, all presentations will be simultaneously translated into English and German!

Venue: Messecongress Graz (Messeplatz 1, 8010 Graz)

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Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 9th May 2024, 08:22:35 CEST

 
 
FINAL PROGRAM
Date: Wednesday, 17/Apr/2024
9:00
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10:20
Session S4: Mining & Artificial Intelligence
Location: Hall Styria
Chair: Ignacio Del Rey, TYPSA - Técnica y Proyectos S.A., Spain
 
9:00 - 9:20

AI in Roadtunnel – Supporting the Man-In-The-Loop in Roadtunnel (SMaRT)

Philipp Böhnke1, Tom Schumann2, Dirk Kemper2, Alvaro García-Hernandez2

1: ave Verkehrs- und Informationstechnik GmbH, DE; 2: RWTH Aachen University, Lehrstuhl und Institut für Straßenwesen (ISAC), DE



9:20 - 9:40

Application of AI to the 1D Ventilation Analysis of a 43KM Complex Road Tunnel Network: Madrid Calle30

Juan Manuel Sanz Sacristán1, Fabián de Kluijver2, Alberto López de Arriba2, Javier Berges3, Mar Martínez Yebra3, Guillem Peris1

1: Sener, ES; 2: JVVA, ES; 3: Madrid Calle 30, ES



9:40 - 10:00

Estimating the Seasonal Performance of a Surface Refrigeration Cooling Plant for an Underground Mine

Jolyon Thompson1, Mark Gilbey1, Hugo Dello Sbarba2

1: WSP UK Ltd, GB; 2: Dello Ventilation, CA



10:00 - 10:20

Design of a Ventilation System in a Tunnel Bored With a TBM machine in the Case of Methane Emission From a Rock Mass

Marek Borowski, Klaudia Zwolińska-Glądys, Andrzej Szmuk, Kamil Piech, Zbigniew Kuczera

AGH University of Krakow, PL

Session G4: Risk Analysis
Location: Hall Graz
Chair: Norris Harvey, Mott MacDonald, United States of America
 
9:00 - 9:20

Risk Analysis of Road Tunnels: A Quantitative Risk Analysis Model for Assessing the Effects of Fire

Razieh Khaksari Haddad1, Zambri Harun2

1: LONDON BRIDGE ASSOCIATES LTD., GB; 2: National University of Malaysia, MY



9:20 - 9:40

Some Questions Related to CFD Modeling of Pressurized Tank Burst in Road Tunnels

Guillaume Lecocq1, Heudier Laure1, Truchot Benjamin1, Mos Antoine2, Willmann Christophe2

1: INERIS, FR; 2: CETU, FR



9:40 - 10:00

Integration of New Energy Carriers in French Specific Hazard Investigations: Overview of Principal Issues

Christophe Willmann, Pauline Charles

CETU, French tunnel study centre, FR



10:00 - 10:20

Innovative Approach To Improve the Safety of Tunnels and Tunnel Control Centres

Harald Kammerer1, Anne Lehan2, Bernhard Klampfer1

1: ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT; 2: Federal Highway Research Institute, DE

10:20
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11:00
Coffee Break

☕ With friendly support from FVT mbH

11:00
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12:20
Session S5: CFD Simulation
Location: Hall Styria
Chair: Alan E. Vardy, University of Dundee and Dundee Tunnel Research, United Kingdom
 
11:00 - 11:20

CFD-assisted Flow Rate Measurements in Ventilation Ducts of long Road Tunnels

Paolo Levoni1, Diego Angeli2, Elisabetta Salerno2, Giovanni Sebastiano Barozzi3, Paolo Verraz4, Cedric Petitcolin4

1: Mimesis s.r.l., Modena, IT; 2: DISMI - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT; 3: DIEF - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT; 4: TMB-GEIE, Courmayeur (AO), Italy and Chamonix, FR



11:20 - 11:40

Jet Fan Installation Factor Correlations for Conventional Jet Fans and MoJets

Fathi Tarada1, Pier Bertacche1, Luca Stantero2

1: Mosen Ltd, GB; 2: Risk Design Engineering SRL, IT



11:40 - 12:00

CFD Investigation of the Improvement of Smoke Control in a Tunnel Equipped With a Longitudinal and a Transverse Ventilation System

Gabriel Remion1, Antoine Mos1, Pietro Salizzoni2, Massimo Marro2, Stefano Lanzini2

1: Centre d'étude des tunnels, FR; 2: Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique, Université de Lyon, FR



12:00 - 12:20

An Analysis of the 3D Critical Region Length in Longitudinally Ventilated Tunnels During Fire Events

Pablo Ayala, Luis Amo, Alexis Cantizano

Institute for Research in Technology, ICAI, Comillas Pontifical University, ES

Session G5: Tunnel Ventilation
Location: Hall Graz
Chair: Sonja Wiesholzer, Schiene OÖ GmbH, Austria
 
11:00 - 11:20

On the Optimum Interaction Between Ventilation and Emergency Exits

Marco Bettelini

Amberg Engineering AG, CH



11:20 - 11:40

Advanced Characterisation of a Fan Submitted to Piston Effect

Elisa Beraud1, Benoît Houseaux1, Sydney Tekam2

1: Eiffage, Ventilation des Espaces Souterrains, FR; 2: Tech'Am Ingenierie, FR



11:40 - 12:00

Optimizing Safety in Short High-Slope Road Tunnels: Smoke Propagation and Ventilation System Response

Robert Keser2, Miodrag Drakulić1, Krešimir Ivanek1, Željko Špiljar3

1: CTP PROJEKT d.o.o., HR; 2: IN SILICO d.o.o, HR; 3: INVENTO VENTILACIJA d.o.o., HR



12:00 - 12:20

How Information Security Can Be Ensured in Tunnel Systems

Gerhard Hudecek

ASFINAG Mautservice GmbH, AT

12:20
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13:20
Lunch

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13:20
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14:20
Session S6: Tunnel Ventilation
Location: Hall Styria
Chair: Ingo Kaundinya, Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), Germany
 
13:20 - 13:40

One-Dimensional Critical Velocity Formulation – An Assessment of the Deficiency of the Current Models and the Introduction of a New Concept

J. Greg Sanchez

TYLin, US



13:40 - 14:00

Confinement Velocity for Smoke in Tunnels – How to Poke a Stick at it

Michael Beyer1, Conrad Stacey1,2

1: Stacey Agnew, AU; 2: Delve Stacey Agnew, US



14:00 - 14:20

Design, Refurbishment and Operation of the Ventilation in the Road Tunnel Complex in Prague

Ludvík Šajtar, Jan Pořízek, Jiří Zápařka

Satra spol. s r. o., CZ

14:20
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14:50
Coffee Break

14:50
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16:00
Session S7: Closing Session
Location: Hall Styria
Chair: Bernhard Kohl, ILF Group Holding GmbH, Austria
 
14:50 - 15:10

Hydrogen Powered Vehicles in a Tunnel Incident – Risks and Consequences

Martin Aggarwal1, Daniel Fruhwirt2, Patrik Fößleitner3, Oliver Heger4, Patrick Pertl1, Regina Schmidt4, Alexander Trattner1

1: HyCentA Research Ltd., AT; 2: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), AT; 3: FVT Ltd., AUT; 4: ILF Consulting Engineers, AUT



15:10 - 15:30

LeanTech in Road Tunnels

Simon Frey1, Rune Brandt1, Jean-Paul Schnetz2

1: HBI Haerter AG, CH; 2: JPS-Conseils, CH



15:30 - 15:50

Looking to the Future From PIARC's Perspective

Ingo Kaundinya

Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), DE



15:50 - 16:00

Closing Remarks

Michael Bacher, Peter Sturm

Graz University of Technology - Conference Directors


 
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