Fire in Tunnel Collaborative Project

Major tunnel fires can lead to catastrophic events potentially resulting in the loss of lives, property damage, long service disruptions, and major socioeconomic impacts. A number of previous historical events confirm that tunnel fires may not necessarily cause collapse, but significant damage to the tunnel lining and long-term disruption to traffic/rail services can lead to major economic losses. The evaluation procedure under such extreme loading scenarios (rapid rise of temperature in excess of 1000° C) involves many uncertainties, such as the intensity and duration of fire, and the responses of the tunnel structure, liner, and surrounding soil under fire. The majority of existing work focuses on passenger safety, smoke control, and evacuation paths. Meanwhile, there are no code provisions or established procedures for damage quantification and risk assessment of tunnel fires in the United States.

• Record URL:
  https://cait.rutgers.edu/research/fire-in-tunnel-collaborative-project/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $530303
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551847102

  CAIT-UTC-REG16

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058

  Arora and Associates, P.C.

  Lawrenceville, NJ  United States 

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Keystone Building
  400 North Street
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120
• Project Managers:

  Szary, Patrick

  Capers, Harry

  Ruzzi, Louis

• Performing Organizations:

  University at Buffalo - SUNY

  221 Ketter Hall
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14260

  Princeton University

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Princeton, NJ  United States  08450

  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  University Heights
  Newark, NJ  United States  07102-1982
• Principal Investigators:

  Elhami-Khorasani, Negar

  Tessari, Anthony

  Garlock, Maria

  Gonçalves da Silva, Bruno

• Start Date: 20181001
• Expected Completion Date: 20200930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Economic impacts; Fires; Risk assessment; Structural analysis; Tunnel lining; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01702277
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551847102, CAIT-UTC-REG16
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 30 2018 1:49PM