TUNNEL/FIRE/VENTILATION/AUTOMATION/STRATIFICATION CURRENT STATE OF ROAD TUNNEL SAFETY IN JAPAN
With the increase of road tunnels, many serious accidents involving tunnel fires have been experienced and many lessons from these accidents have been learned. Specifically after the tragic fire accident of the Nihonzaka Tunnel in 1979, effort to improve safety in road tunnels has been made; such as reviewing the concept of road tunnel safety, revising technical standards, improving emergency facilities, establishing cooperation with police and fire brigades, and promoting education and drills for road users. This paper presents lessons learned from our past experiences and the national safety standard to ensure road tunnel safety in Japan. Moreover, some issues under discussion in Japan, such as safety in urban tunnels with very long length and large-scale tunnels, and operation and management of water sprinklers, are introduced.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
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Corporate Authors:
World Road Association (PIARC)
La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
F-92055 La Defense Cedex, France -
Authors:
- Mashimo, H
- Mizutani, T
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Conference:
- The XXIInd PIARC World Road Congress
- Location: Durban, South Africa
- Date: 2003-10-19 to 2003-10-25
- Publication Date: 2003
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 10p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automation; Crashes; Fire; Fire retardants; Roads; Safety; Standards; Stratification; Technical assistance; Tunnels; Ventilation systems
- Geographic Terms: Japan
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00986289
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 25 2005 12:00AM