Karl Fridolf, Sweden, honoured
for PhD Thesis on Evacuation in Rail Tunnels
Dubrovnik/Lausanne, May 2015. One of the highlights of the workshop
"Aging Tunnels - Safety in Operation and during Refurbishment" and
the annual ITA COSUF meeting in Dubrovnik (Croatia) has been the presentation
of the Winner of the ITA COSUF Award 2015, Karl Fridolf (Sweden). The young
engineer and research scientist at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
has been honoured for his Thesis on Evacuation in Rail Tunnels.
Dr. Roland Leucker, Chairman of ITA COSUF
"I am very proud to honour
the young engineer Karl Fridolf with the ITA COSUF Award 2015 for his work on
Evacuation in Rail Tunnels and the outstanding contribution to the safety of
underground facilities," said Dr. Roland Leucker, chairman of ITA COSUF,
and handed over the prestigious COSUF Award. The award winning thesis of Karl
Fridolf represents a significant contribution in the field of tunnel
evacuation, dealing with aspects of evacuation through smoke and design of
evacuation systems for rail tunnels. It includes five already published
peer-reviewed papers which are frequently references in research and also used
for design to improve the safety of both rail and road tunnels.
Ben van den Horn, Secretary general of ITA COSUF
The ITA COSUF Award is granted
annually to a student, young professional or researcher less than 35 years old
who has recently completed an outstanding research work in theory or practice
in the field of operational safety or security of underground facilities.
Candidates need not to be ITA COSUF member. Selected by the ITA COSUF steering
board, the work should
·
describe new aspects in the area of safety in operation
and/or security in underground facilities,
·
have been completed for no more than two years before the time of the application,
·
be of outstanding quality, including clear and concise
descriptions of the objectives, scientific basis, work steps, results achieved
and their relation to the current state of the art and
·
be significant and represent a unique contribution.
ITA COSUF is the first committee
of the ITA, the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association. It
is the Centre of Excellence consisting of approx. 80 corporate member
organisations and companies from 25 countries all over the world. COSUF was founded
at the ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress in Istanbul 2005 following a joint
initiative of eight European Research Projects which intended to improve the
safety for users of tunnels. The World Road Association PIARC is also
supporting ITA COSUF. Since the very first beginning COSUF is a platform for
communication on operational safety and security in underground facilities.
Only the best specialists in the field of tunnelling are discussing in four
different activity groups about the latest developments.
Luis Martin Gonzalez, editor in Chief of Noti.Mx and Roland Leucker Chairman of ITA COSUF
Joining ITA COSUF is very easy.
It´s not needed to be an ITA member and for this reason ITA COSUF welcomes
corporate and individual members.
Dr. Roland
Leucker, Chairman of ITA COSUF; Ben van den Horn, Secretary general of ITA
COSUF. ITA COSUF Press Conference Dubrovnik
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