SAFETY - THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL DESIGN

Long high-density road tunnels are potentially hazardous. Special installations are required to render them safe and to minimize the risk of accidents. This article reviews the electrical and mechanical equipment installed in the du Toitskloof Tunnel (now renamed the Huguenot Tunnel), the longest road tunnel in South Africa. The equipment described includes the power supply, communications equipment, fire detection sensors, lighting, ventilation, and visibility monitors. (TRRL)

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  South African Institute of Civil Engineers

  9 St Davids Place, Parktown, P.O. Box 62129
  Marshalltown,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Gray, D J
• Publication Date: 1988-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 197-201
• Serial:
  • CIVIL ENGINEER IN SOUTH AFRICA
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: South African Institution of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0009-7845

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications; Fires; Lighting; Safety; Sensors; Tunnels; Ventilation systems; Visibility
• Geographic Terms: South Africa
• ITRD Terms: 9098: Communication; 1624: Fire; 545: Lighting (street); 1665: Safety; 6120: Sensor; 8103: South Africa; 3374: Tunnel; 3392: Ventilation; 6783: Visibility
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493083
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM