Uptun: cost-effective, sustainable and innovative upgrading methods for fire safety in existing tunnels

Project Information

UPTUN

Grant agreement ID: G1RD-CT-2002-00766

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2002

End date 31 August 2006

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 11 925 764,00

EU contribution € 6 200 477,00

Coordinated by

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO*
Netherlands

Objective

The Common Transport Policy is one of the original ingredients of the first European treaty (Treaty of Rome). Tunnels are important in the existing and envisaged transport system. However, the safety of tunnels was put in question after recent fires, which resulted in fatalities, casualties and economic damage. The fires also discouraged tunnel usage in some cases. This adversely affects a sustainable socioeconomic development. The UPTUN project aims at solving these problems.

The UPTUN project aims at:
1) development and promotion of innovative, sustainable and low-cost measures to limit the probability and consequences of fires in existing tunnels and;
2) development and promotion of an integrated evaluating and upgrading procedure, incorporating the innovative measures, for existing tunnels to allow owners, stakeholders, designers and emergency teams to evaluate and upgrade the human and structural safety level.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.

• social sciences › social geography › transport

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Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO*

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 5,Lange Kleiweg 5 ; 2600 AA DELFT ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (37)

APT ENGINEERING SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Viale Matteoti 20 ; 27100 PAVIA
• Total cost: No data

ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Alenza 1 ; 28003 MADRID
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AUTOSTRADA DEL BRENNERO

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Berlino 10 ; 38100 TRENTO
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BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bucknalls Lane, Garston ; WD25 9XX WATFORD
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE D'ETUDES DES TUNNELS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenue François Mitterrand 25, Case n°1 ; 69674 BRON
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND CODES

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1,Buechnerweg 1 ; 2800 AK GOUDA
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CENTRE FOR ECONOMICS ANS BUSINESS RESEARCH LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 18 Kent Terrace, Regents Park ; NW1 4RP LONDON
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CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

Greece

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• Address: Charilaou 6th KM - Thermi Road ; 57001 THERMI
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CERVENKA CONSULTING

Czechia

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• Address: Predvoje 22 ; 162 00 PRAHA 6
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COWI CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS AS

Denmark

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• Address: Parallelvej 15 ; 2800 LYNGBY
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CTG S.P.A. - CENTRO TECNICO DI GRUPPO

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 124,Via G. Camozzi 124 ; 24121 BERGAMO
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CW OBEL MARITIME A/S

Denmark

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• Address: Blytaekkervej 1 ; 9000 AALBORG
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DEUTSCHE MONTAN TECHNOLOGIE GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Am Technologiepark 1 ; 45307 ESSEN
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ELTODO DOPRAVNI SYSTEMY S.R.O.

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Novodvorska 1010/14 ; 14200 PRAHA 4
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FIRE SAFETY DESIGN AB

Sweden

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• Address: Ostra Martensgat 15 ; 220 02 LUND
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FOGTEC BRANDSCHUTZ GMBH & CO KG

Germany

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• Address: Schanzenstrasse 35 ; 51063 KOELN
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GEOCONSULT ZT GMBH

Austria

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• Address: Sterneckstrasse 52 ; 5020 SALZBURG
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INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES

France

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• Address: PARC TECHNOLOGIQUE ALATA ; 60550 VERNEUIL EN HALATTE
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INSTITUTE OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Austria

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• Address: Peter Jordan Strasse 82 ; 1190 WIEN
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INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

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• Address: Avenida Rovisco Pais, Pav. Mecanica 1-2° ; 1049-001 LISBOA
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ITALIAN AGENCY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Martiri di Monte Sole 4 ; 40129 BOLOGNA
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LINDSTRAND BALLOONS LIMITED

United Kingdom

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• Address: St Johns Street, Avon ; BS3 4NH BRISTOL
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MEDITERRANEAN COUNCIL FOR BURNS AND FIRE DISASTERS

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: c/o Divisione di Chirurgia Plastica e T.U. - A.R.N ; 90127 PALERMO
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MINES RESCUE SERVICE LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Leeming Lane South, Mansfield Woodhouse ; NG19 9AQ MANSFIELD
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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER MANAGEMENT

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3430 AR NIEUWEGEIN
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NORWEGIAN FIRE RESEARCH LABORATORY A/S

Norway

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Tiller Bru ; 7465 TRONDHEIM
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NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMNINISTRATION

Norway

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• Address: Gaustadallen 25 ; 0033 OSLO
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Padova Ricerche Scpa

Italy

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• Address: Galleria Spagna, 28 ; 35127 PADOVA
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SERVIZI DI RICERCHE E SVILUPPO SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vicolo delle Palle 25-25B ; 00186 ROMA
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SP SWEDISH NATIONAL TESTING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Brinellgatan 4 ; 501 15 BORAAS
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STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER UNTERIRDISCHE VERKEHRSANLAGEN E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Mathias-Bruggen-Strasse 41 ; 50827 KOELN
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ

Poland

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• Address: Ul. Skorupl 6/8 ; 90-924 LODZ
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TRAFICON N.V.

Belgium

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• Address: Bissegemsestraat 45 ; 8501 HEULE
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TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Lisenska 33a ; 636 00 BRNO
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UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR

Slovenia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Smetanova ul. 17 ; 2000 MARIBOR
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VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Lithuania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Sauletekio Al. 11 ; 2040 VILNIUS
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WORMALD ANSUL (UK) LTD

United Kingdom

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• Address: Wormald Park, Grimshaw Lane ; M40 2WL SALFORD,MANCHESTER
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