14th International Symposium on
Aerodynamics and Ventilation of Tunnels (ISAVT 14)
Dundee, Scotland, UK: 11 - 13 May 2011
BHR Group is delighted to announce that the Symposium will be held in Dundee, Scotland 11 – 13 May, 2011
In the aftermath of the severe downturn in the World’s economies, there will inevitably be increased pressure upon designers and engineers to develop more cost-effective solutions for tunnel construction without compromising safety. Can the technical community deliver an ever-better product to satisfy both the financiers and economists yet offer greater protection to the public who will use the facilities?
Developing also means improving the awareness of past successes and failures across the industry. There are regular instances where techniques and ideas are offered as novel answers to problems when the reality is that such methodologies have been evaluated on numerous occasions in the past. Engineers and researchers have a duty to be thorough in their research of past work and to examine their work critically so that genuine advancements can be recognised as such and acknowledged by the leaders in the field.
As engineers, we are asked to put forward new findings that will improve the work we do. Consequently we must always ask ourselves “What relevance does my work have to the construction, operation or refurbishment of tunnels and how can my findings be of value to other designers?” If we fail to address this question, the work may be interesting but not offer real value to the working community.
The ISAVT Technical Committee has recognised that tunnel ventilation does not simply apply to vehicle tunnels. There are millions of other tunnels, whether these are pedestrian or mining tunnels or tunnels carrying pipelines or cables. All of these can be accessible to humans at times and therefore require as much care, protection and safety as those used by passenger-carrying vehicles. Accordingly the Technical Committee has decided to widen the scope of the Symposium to include technical papers on work designed for these alternative tunnels.
Papers are invited on all aspects of the technical or commercial decision making, stakeholder requirements, project or detailed engineering, risk analysis, research, objective or legal considerations.
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