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

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.

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

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO*

Address

5,Lange Kleiweg 5
2600 AA Delft
Netherlands

Participants (37)

APT ENGINEERING SRL

Italy

Address

Viale Matteoti 20
27100 Pavia

ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Spain

Address

Alenza 1
28003 Madrid

AUTOSTRADA DEL BRENNERO

Italy

Address

Via Berlino 10
38100 Trento

BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Bucknalls Lane, Garston
WD25 9XX Watford

CENTRE D'ETUDES DES TUNNELS

France

Address

Avenue François Mitterrand 25, Case N°1
69674 Bron

CENTRE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND CODES

Netherlands

Address

1,Buechnerweg 1
2800 AK Gouda

CENTRE FOR ECONOMICS ANS BUSINESS RESEARCH LTD

United Kingdom

Address

18 Kent Terrace, Regents Park
NW1 4RP London

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

Greece

Address

Charilaou 6Th Km - Thermi Road
57001 Thermi

CERVENKA CONSULTING

Czechia

Address

Predvoje 22
162 00 Praha 6

COWI CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS AS

Denmark

Address

Parallelvej 15
2800 Lyngby

CTG S.P.A. - CENTRO TECNICO DI GRUPPO

Italy

Address

124,Via G. Camozzi 124
24121 Bergamo

CW OBEL MARITIME A/S

Denmark

Address

Blytaekkervej 1
9000 Aalborg

DEUTSCHE MONTAN TECHNOLOGIE GMBH

Germany

Address

Am Technologiepark 1
45307 Essen

ELTODO DOPRAVNI SYSTEMY S.R.O.

Czechia

Address

Novodvorska 1010/14
14200 Praha 4

FIRE SAFETY DESIGN AB

Sweden

Address

Ostra Martensgat 15
220 02 Lund

FOGTEC BRANDSCHUTZ GMBH & CO KG

Germany

Address

Schanzenstrasse 35
51063 Koeln

GEOCONSULT ZT GMBH

Austria

Address

Sterneckstrasse 52
5020 Salzburg

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES

France

Address

Parc Technologique Alata
60550 Verneuil En Halatte

INSTITUTE OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Austria

Address

Peter Jordan Strasse 82
1190 Wien

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

Address

Avenida Rovisco Pais, Pav. Mecanica 1-2°
1049-001 Lisboa

ITALIAN AGENCY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Italy

Address

Via Martiri Di Monte Sole 4
40129 Bologna

LINDSTRAND BALLOONS LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

St Johns Street, Avon
BS3 4NH Bristol

MEDITERRANEAN COUNCIL FOR BURNS AND FIRE DISASTERS

Italy

Address

C/o Divisione Di Chirurgia Plastica E T.u. - A.r.n
90127 Palermo

MINES RESCUE SERVICE LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Leeming Lane South, Mansfield Woodhouse
NG19 9AQ Mansfield

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER MANAGEMENT

Netherlands

Address

3430 AR Nieuwegein

NORWEGIAN FIRE RESEARCH LABORATORY A/S

Norway

Address

Tiller Bru
7465 Trondheim

NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMNINISTRATION

Norway

Address

Gaustadallen 25
0033 Oslo

Padova Ricerche Scpa

Italy

Address

Galleria Spagna, 28
35127 Padova

SERVIZI DI RICERCHE E SVILUPPO SRL

Italy

Address

Vicolo Delle Palle 25-25B
00186 Roma

SP SWEDISH NATIONAL TESTING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Sweden

Address

Brinellgatan 4
501 15 Boraas

STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER UNTERIRDISCHE VERKEHRSANLAGEN E.V.

Germany

Address

Mathias-bruggen-strasse 41
50827 Koeln

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ

Poland

Address

Ul. Skorupl 6/8
90-924 Lodz

TRAFICON N.V.

Belgium

Address

Bissegemsestraat 45
8501 Heule

TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE

Czechia

Address

Lisenska 33A
636 00 Brno

UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR

Slovenia

Address

Smetanova Ul. 17
2000 Maribor

VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Lithuania

Address

Sauletekio Al. 11
2040 Vilnius

WORMALD ANSUL (UK) LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Wormald Park, Grimshaw Lane
M40 2WL Salford,manchester