FINAL PROGRAM |
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18:00 - 21:00 | Get-together [optional] Location: Messecongress Graz, Messeplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Austria |
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8:00 - 9:00 | Registration Location: Messecongress Graz, Messeplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Austria |
9:00 - 9:15 | Opening Session Location: Hall Styria |
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Welcome and Opening 1Graz University of Technology - Conference Director; 2Graz University of Technology - Head of Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA); 3Graz University of Technology - Vice Rector for Research |
9:15 - 10:15 | Keynote Speakers Location: Hall Styria |
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9:15 - 9:35
The 33 KM Long Koralm Tunnel – Final Challenges in the Implementation of a Major Project ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, AT 9:35 - 9:55
Current Status of the Semmering Base Tunnel ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, AT 9:55 - 10:15
Tunnel Renovation Program AUSTRIA - Next Level ASFINAG, AT |
10:15 - 11:00 | Coffee Break ☕ With friendly support from Zitron Nederland |
11:00 - 12:20 | Session S1: Energy & Sustainability Location: Hall Styria Session Chair: Rune Brandt, HBI Haerter, Switzerland |
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11:00 - 11:20
Sustainable Energy Consumption ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT 11:20 - 11:40
Energylabel & Ecodesign for Austrian Roadtunnel ASFINAG, AT 11:40 - 12:00
Sustainable Tunnel Operation Generation of Electricity Through Thermal and Pressure-Driven Airflows 1Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), AT; 2ASFINAG, AT; 3Graz University of Technology, Institute of Electric Devices and Machines, AT 12:00 - 12:20
Validation of Simplified Variable-Speed Control for Road Tunnel Jet Fans 1Hanshin Expressway Company Ltd., JP; 2Hanshin Expressway Research Institute for Advanced Technology, JP; 3Sohatsu Systems Laboratory Inc., JP; 4University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, GB |
11:00 - 12:20 | Session G1: Evacuation Location: Hall Graz Session Chair: Frédéric Waymel, Egis Group, France |
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11:00 - 11:20
Influence of Acoustic Tunnel Monitoring AKUT on Tunnel Safety 1ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT; 2ASFINAG, AT; 3Joanneum Research, AT 11:20 - 11:40
Evacuation Safety and Human Emotional Responses in Smoke-Filled Tunnels for Machine Learning Insights Hiroshima University, JP 11:40 - 12:00
A 3D Parametric Study To Assess the Impact of a Fixed Fire Fighting System on the Evacuation Conditions in Paris La Défense Road Tunnels EGIS, FR 12:00 - 12:20
Fire Risks of Battery-Powered Trucks in Tunneling 1Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems, Austria; 2ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT; 3Sovik Consulting |
12:20 - 13:30 | Lunch 🍽️ With friendly support from the Mayor of the City of Graz, Ms. Elke Kahr. |
13:30 - 14:50 | Session S2: Railway Systems Location: Hall Styria Session Chair: Helmut Steiner, ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, Austria |
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13:30 - 13:50
Evaluation of Trackway Ventilation System for the New Metro Line in Singapore Land Transport Authority, SG 13:50 - 14:10
Condensation in Below Ground Metro Stations WSP UK Ltd, GB 14:10 - 14:30
Metro Ventilation System in Seismic Areas 1Energy Center, Via Borsellino 38/18, Politecnico di Torino, IT; 2Dept. of Energy Galileo Ferraris, Politecnico di Torino, IT; 3Systemair GmbH, Germany/Systemair Srl, IT 14:30 - 14:50
Experiences From Five Years of PM Monitoring in Railway Tunnels of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) 1Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), AT; 2ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, AT |
13:30 - 14:50 | Session G2: Commissioning Location: Hall Graz Session Chair: René List, ASFINAG Baumanagement GmbH, Austria |
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13:30 - 13:50
Rehabilitation of Boston Harbour Tunnel – The “Quarter Duct” Solution 1Stacey Agnew, AU; 2Delve Stacey Agnew, US 13:50 - 14:10
Commisioning of Tunnels Multiconsult Norge AS, NO 14:10 - 14:30
Enhancing Tunnel Fan Reliability Through Advanced Factory Acceptance Test (AFAT) to Prevent Failures 1S&P-KRUGER Underground Ventilation Division, ES; 2KRUGER ASIA Ventilation Group, TH; 3SOLER & PALAU Ventilation Group, ES 14:30 - 14:50
Advances in the Digital Documentation of Railway Tunnel Inspection 1Graz University of Technology, AT; 2recordIT GmbH, AT; 3ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, AT |
14:50 - 15:30 | Coffee Break ☕ With friendly support from FVT mbH |
15:30 - 16:30 | Session S3: Alternative Propulsion Systems Location: Hall Styria Session Chair: Conrad Stacey, Stacey Agnew, Australia |
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15:30 - 15:50
Safety Challenges in an Underground Hyperloop System: A Preliminary Investigation 1Sweco, BE; 2Denys, BE; 3Hard-T, NL 15:50 - 16:10
Widespread of Electric Vehicles and the Provision of Knowledge About Fire Accidents for Expressway Maintenance Workers in Japan 1Central Nippon Highway Engineering Tokyo Company Limited, JP; 2Nippon Expressway Research Institute Company Limited, JP 16:10 - 16:30
Preliminary Tests of Mechanical Abuse - Nail Tests of LIBs 1Deparment of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, IT; 2Deparment of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, IT; 3Energy Center, Politecnico di Torino, IT |
15:30 - 16:30 | Session G3: Simulation Location: Hall Graz Session Chair: Antoine Mos, CETU - Centre d'études des tunnels, France |
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15:30 - 15:50
Particle Concentration Levels in a Subway Station - The Effects of Various Locations and Diameters of Relief Shafts in Tunnels EQUA Simulation AB, SE 15:50 - 16:10
Emission Management in Railway Tunnels With a 1D-3D Simulation Approach 1Dassault Systèmes Deutschland GmbH, DE; 2Dassault Systèmes SE, FR; 3Dassault Systèmes AB, SE 16:10 - 16:30
Application of ARTU Software and Multizone Fire Modelling for Risk Analysis: A Road Tunnel Case Study Cantene, IT |
16:30 - 16:45 | Informative presentation about the Technical Visit Location: Hall Styria |
17:30 - 19:00 | Guided city tour [optional] 🎭 If interested, you can take part in a guided tour of the Graz city center. The final destination is then in time for the Conference Dinner, directly at Alte Universität.
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19:30 - 21:00 | Conference Dinner [optional] 🍽️ With friendly support from the Governor of Styria, Mag. Christopher Drexler. Only for people registered for this event. Location: Alte Universität, Hofgasse 14, 8010 Graz |
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9:00 - 10:20 | Session S4: Mining & Artificial Intelligence Location: Hall Styria Session Chair: Ignacio Del Rey, TYPSA - Técnica y Proyectos S.A., Spain |
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9:00 - 9:20
AI in Roadtunnel – Supporting the Man-In-The-Loop in Roadtunnel (SMaRT) 1ave Verkehrs- und Informationstechnik GmbH, DE; 2RWTH 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 1Sener, ES; 2JVVA, ES; 3Madrid Calle 30, ES 9:40 - 10:00
Estimating the Seasonal Performance of a Surface Refrigeration Cooling Plant for an Underground Mine 1WSP UK Ltd, GB; 2Dello 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 AGH University of Krakow, PL |
9:00 - 10:20 | Session G4: Risk Analysis Location: Hall Graz Session Chair: Norris Harvey, Mott MacDonald, United States of America |
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9:00 - 9:20
Risk Analysis of Road Tunnels: A Quantitative Risk Analysis Model for Assessing the Effects of Fire 1LONDON BRIDGE ASSOCIATES LTD., GB; 2National University of Malaysia, MY 9:20 - 9:40
Some Questions Related to CFD Modeling of Pressurized Tank Burst in Road Tunnels 1INERIS, FR; 2CETU, FR 9:40 - 10:00
Integration of New Energy Carriers in French Specific Hazard Investigations: Overview of Principal Issues CETU, French tunnel study centre, FR 10:00 - 10:20
Innovative Approach To Improve the Safety of Tunnels and Tunnel Control Centres 1ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT; 2Federal Highway Research Institute, DE |
10:20 - 11:00 | Coffee Break ☕ With friendly support from FVT mbH |
11:00 - 12:20 | Session S5: CFD Simulation Location: Hall Styria Session Chair: Alan E. Vardy, University of Dundee and Dundee Tunnel Research, United Kingdom |
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11:00 - 11:20
CFD-assisted Flow Rate Measurements in Ventilation Ducts of long Road Tunnels 1Mimesis s.r.l., Modena, IT; 2DISMI - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT; 3DIEF - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT; 4TMB-GEIE, Courmayeur (AO), Italy and Chamonix, FR 11:20 - 11:40
Jet Fan Installation Factor Correlations for Conventional Jet Fans and MoJets 1Mosen Ltd, GB; 2Risk 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 1Centre d'étude des tunnels, FR; 2Laboratoire 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 Institute for Research in Technology, ICAI, Comillas Pontifical University, ES |
11:00 - 12:20 | Session G5: Tunnel Ventilation Location: Hall Graz Session Chair: Sonja Wiesholzer, Schiene OÖ GmbH, Austria |
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11:00 - 11:20
On the Optimum Interaction Between Ventilation and Emergency Exits Amberg Engineering AG, CH 11:20 - 11:40
Advanced Characterisation of a Fan Submitted to Piston Effect 1Eiffage, Ventilation des Espaces Souterrains, FR; 2Tech'Am Ingenierie, FR 11:40 - 12:00
Optimizing Safety in Short High-Slope Road Tunnels: Smoke Propagation and Ventilation System Response 1CTP PROJEKT d.o.o., HR; 2IN SILICO d.o.o, HR; 3INVENTO VENTILACIJA d.o.o., HR 12:00 - 12:20
How Information Security Can Be Ensured in Tunnel Systems ASFINAG Mautservice GmbH, AT |
12:20 - 13:20 | Lunch 🍽️ |
13:20 - 14:20 | Session S6: Tunnel Ventilation Location: Hall Styria Session Chair: Ingo Kaundinya, Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), Germany |
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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 TYLin, US 13:40 - 14:00
Confinement Velocity for Smoke in Tunnels – How to Poke a Stick at it 1Stacey Agnew, AU; 2Delve Stacey Agnew, US 14:00 - 14:20
Design, Refurbishment and Operation of the Ventilation in the Road Tunnel Complex in Prague Satra spol. s r. o., CZ |
14:20 - 14:50 | Coffee Break ☕ |
14:50 - 16:00 | Session S7: Closing Session Location: Hall Styria Session Chair: Bernhard Kohl, ILF Group Holding GmbH, Austria |
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14:50 - 15:10
Hydrogen Powered Vehicles in a Tunnel Incident – Risks and Consequences 1HyCentA Research Ltd., AT; 2Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), AT; 3FVT Ltd., AUT; 4ILF Consulting Engineers, AUT 15:10 - 15:30
LeanTech in Road Tunnels 1HBI Haerter AG, CH; 2JPS-Conseils, CH 15:30 - 15:50
Looking to the Future From PIARC's Perspective Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), DE 15:50 - 16:00
Closing Remarks Graz University of Technology - Conference Directors |
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8:30 - 15:30 | Technical Visit [optional] Only for people registered for this event.
Further details can be found on our website: https://www.tunnel-graz.at/program/technical-visit.html |