Summary: The ATS has established a diverse, representative Working Group to progress an updated revision of Australia’s tunnel fire safety standard AS4825. It is proposed to be titled “Fire in Tunnels”, covering fire safety and asset resilience. The governance around how an appropriate level of fire safety is demonstrated and accepted for a tunnel is...
World renowned fire science researcher and educator, Dr Ricky Carvel presented a one-day course intended as a primer for engineers or fire professionals entering, or wanting more erudite exposure to, the field of tunnel fire safety. It covered basic fire concepts for non-fire people and basic tunnel concepts for non-tunnel people, and then put...
Water mist suppression systems are an established and approved technology in many high-risk and/or special hazard applications and are increasingly being used in road tunnels. This presentation discussed differences between water mist and deluge and considered implementation and interaction with other systems and structural design. See the webinar https://www.ats.org.au/2023/03/28/huge-response-to-first-ats-tunnel-systems-subgroup-event-highlights-great-thirst-for-information/
