Road Tunnels Committee

Pages 0-119 (17328 Ko)

• 0.1 - Transverse section (p. 1)
• 0.1.1 - Space necessary to traffic (p. 1)
• 0.1.1.2 - Useful space (p. 4)
• 0.1.2 - Incidence of the ventilation system used (p. 6)
• 0.1.3 - Lie of ground Incidence (p. 7)
• 0.1.4 - Building process Incidence (p. 8)
• 0.2 - Longitudinal profile
• 0.2.1 - Mountain tunnel (p. 10)
• 0.2.2 - Urban under-river tunnel (p. 10)
• 0.2.3 - General disadvantages of high raps (p. 10)
• 0.3 - Level tracing (p. 11)
• 0.4 - Concrete coating of vault and piers (p. 11)
• 0.5 - Coating imperviousness (p. 14)
• 0.5.1 - Traditional technic (p. 14)
• 0.5.2 - Recent technic allowing to carry out Impervious coatings (p. 15)
• 0.5.3 - False pier technic (p. 15)
• 0.6 - Intermediate ventilation shafts and ducts (p. 16)
• 0.7 - Roadways (p. 19)
• 0.7.1 - Bare concrete roadway (p. 19)
• 0.7.2 - Bituminous roadway on concrete slab (p. 19)
• 0.7.3 - Bituminous roadway on bottom layer (p. 19)
• 0.8 - Ceiling and vertical dividing walls (p. 20)
• 0.9 - Galleries and various casinos (p. 20)
• 1 · BASIC DATA ABOUT VENTILATION
• 1.1 . Poisonous escapes emitted by vehicles (p. 22)
• 1.1.1 - Carbon monoxide (p. 23)
• 1.1.2 - Diesel engines smoke (p. 106)

Pages 120-257 (18756 Ko)

• 1.1.3 - Pollution measurements in operating tunnels (p. 140)
• 1.1.4 - Noxiousness of some gases contained in exhausted gases (p. 203)
• 1.2 - Pollutants admissible contents (p. 229)
• 1.2.1 - General thresholds admitted for atmospheric pollution (p. 229)
• 1.2.2 - Admissible thresholds in the most frequent cases, where coexist several pollutants (p. 234)
• 1.3 - Data about traffic in road tunnels (p. 236)
• 1.3.1 - Speed (p. 236)
• 1.3.2 - Hourly outputs (p. 243)
• 1.3.3 - Vehicle spacing (p. 248)
• 1.4 - Aeronautic data special to road tunnels (p. 250)
• 1.4.1 - Drop in charge in main ducts (p. 250)
• 1.4.2 - Drops in charge in secondary distribution ducts (p. 256)
• 1.4.3 - Longitudinal air speeds in tunnel (p. 257)

Pages 258-347 (10402 Ko)

• 2.0 - Generalities (p. 258)
• 2.0.1 - Text of the paragraph 2.2 of the Report to Xlllth World Congress of Tokyo (p. 258)
• 2.0.2 - Theory of natural ventilation obtained by vehicles dragging air (p. 259)

Pages 348-440 (12115 Ko)

• 3 - ARTIFICIALLY VENTILATED TUNNELS
• 3.0 - Generalities (p. 348)
• 3.0.1 - General principles (p. 348)
• 3.0.2 - Calculation of the fresh air output for renewal (p. 349)
• 3.0.3 - Ventilation systems (p. 352)
• 3.1 - Tunnels with longitudinal ventilation (p. 381)

Pages 441-537 (12642 Ko)

• 3.2 - Tunnels vith transverse ventilation (p. 441)

Pages 538-600 (7879 Ko)

• 3.3 - Tunnels with semi-transverse ventilation (p. 570)

Pages 601-687 (11710 Ko)

• RECAPITULATION OF THE VENTILATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN TUNNELS IN OPERATION OR UNDER DESIGN (p. 648)
• 4 . EOUIPMENTS (other than ventilation)
• 4.1 - Vehicle counting (p. 655)
• 4.1.1 - Passage detectors (p. 655)
• 4.1.2 - Speed and spacing detectors (p. 656)
• 4.2 - Carbon monoxide detectors (p. 657)
• 4.2a - Opacimeters (p. 658)
• 4.3 - Ventilation driving (p. 659)
• 4.4 - Signalling fittings (p. 660)
• 4.4.1 - Division in longitudinal direction (p. 661)
• 4.4.3 - Specialisation of lanes (p. 663)
• 4.4.4 - Underground branching and junction (p. 665)
• 4.4.5 - Visibility of direction and beaconing panels (p. 666)
• 4.4.6 - Instructions for engine stopping (p. 667)
• 4.4.7 - Indicator gauge of vehicles (p. 667)
• 4.5 - Means of fire fighting (p. 667)
• 4.5.1 - Slight devices in the tunnel (p. 669)
• 4.5.2 - Special fire ducts (p. 669)
• 4.5.3 - Special fire vehicles (p. 669)
• 4.5.3 - Alarm devices (p. 670)
• 4.5.5 - Directions of operations in case of fire (p. 671)
• 4.5.6 - Control difficulty at entrances of vehicles carrying dangerous materials (p. 672)
• 4.6 Wall lining (p. 673)
• 4.7 Lighting (p. 677)
• 4.7.0 - Generalities (p. 677)

Pages 688-771 (10444 Ko)

• 4.7.1 - Equipments and lighting levels achieved in current section (p. 688)
• 4.7.2 - Emergency lighting (p. 725)
• 4.7.3 - Artificial overnighting inside the tunnels, in entrance areas (p. 726)
• 4.7.4 - Paralights in areas external to the tunnel (p. 752)

Pages 772-869 (12881 Ko)

• 4.7.5 - Study concerning the luminances in the visual field (p. 772)
• 4.8 -Sound proofing (p. 779)
• 4.8.1 - Sound proofing Inside tunnels (p. 779)
• VII
• 5 - TUNNELS OPERATION
• 5.1-Maintenance (p. 816)
• 5.1.1 - Civil Engineering (p. 816)
• 5.1.1.1 - Infiltrations (p. 816)
• 1.2 - Wall cleaning (p. 817)
• 1.1.2.1 - Various standards used (p. 817)
• 1.1.2.2 - frequency (p. 818)
• 5.1.1.3 - Carriageway maintenance (p. 821)
• 5.1.1.4 - Maintenance staff (p. 822)
• 5.1.1.5 - Maintenance costs in 1958 (p. 822)
• 5.1.2 - Signalling and lighting (p. 823)
• 5.1.2.1 - Corrosion (p. 823)
• 5.1.2.2 - Cables and junction boxes straining (p. 823)
• 5.1.2.3 - Maintenance and renewal of lighting sources (p. 824)
• 5.1.2.3.1 - .Frequency of periodical rounds of small maintenance (p. 824)
• 5.1.2.3.2 - Frequency of complete renewal (p. 824)
• 5.1.2.3.3 - Intervention methods used (p. 825)
• 5.1.2.4 - Protection of mobile working sites (p. 825)
• 5.1.2.5 - Supervision and visits of emergency (p. 826)
• 5.1.2.6 - Electrical staff (p. 826)
• 5.1.2.7 - Power - Lighting (p. 827)
• 5.1.2.8 - Expenses of electrical maintenance - lighting (p. B27)
• 5.1.3 - Electro-mechanical ventilation equipment (p. 828)
• 5.1.4 - Control room (p. 829)
• 5.2 - Traffic control (p. 831)
• 5.2.1 - Supervision at entrances (p. 833)
• 5.2.2 - Vehicle authorized speed (p. 833)
• 5.2.3 - Accident (p. 835)
• 5.2.3.1 - Equipment used (p. 836)
• 5.2.3.2 - Intervention frequency (p. 836)
• 5.2.4 - Vehicle fire (p. 838)
• 5.3-Recapitulation of yearly operation expenses (p. 839)
• ANNEX 1 - QUESTIONNARY SENT TO C0MMITTEE MEMBERS (p. 857)

Pages 870-927 (7376 Ko)

• Annex l - rectifications and additions to the questionnary (p. 870)
• addressed to committee members (p. 878)
• Annex II - provisory tunnels list established by the Committee secretariat (p. 885)
• Annex III - bibliography of road tunnels (p. 908)