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Title: RESEARCH PAYS OFF: MEMORIAL TUNNEL FIRE TEST PROGRAM
Accession Number: 00738882
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Exposure to smoke generated by fires within highway tunnels is a critical safety issue in the United States, where no standards have been established for smoke-control ventilation in such structures. The Massachusetts Highway Department conducted the Memorial Tunnel Fire Test Program to develop a data base that gives tunnel designers and operators a proven means to determine the ventilation rate and system configuration that will provide the most effective smoke control during a tunnel fire. The test results are applicable to the design of new tunnels and the optimal configuration management of ventilation in existing tunnels. Further details on the test program, the application of its test results, and the benefits from the program are provided in this article.
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Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Luchian, S FPagination: p. 48-49
Publication Date: 1997-5
Serial: Features: Photos
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I25: Design of Tunnels
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jul 11 1997 12:00AM
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