Pages 1-90 (10913 Ko)

• BASIC DATA ABOUT VENTILATION
• Poisonous gases exhausted by vehicles (p. 2)
• Variations from 1929 of admissible quantities of CO (p. 2)
• Scrubbing of exhaust gases (p. 37)
• Smokes exhausted by diesel engines (p. 50)
• HarmfuIness of gases contained in exhaust gases (p. 58)
• Admissible contents in road tunnels (p. 74)
• Carbon monoxide (p. 74)
• Other gases (p. 81)
• Air clearness (p. 81)
• Traffic data (p. 82)
• Vehicles speeds (p. 82)
• Hourly maximum traffic volume per traffic way (p. 83)
• Number of vehicles being simultaneously present in the tunnel (p. 85)
• Admissible values for ventilation pipes design (p. 86)
• Antwerp tunnel (p. 86)
• Admissible longitudinal speeds in ventilation pipes (p. 89)
• Speed of fresh air blowing in the tunnel (p. 89)
• Longitudinal air speeds in the tunnel in various working conditions (p. 89)
• Working pressures required for fans (p. 90)

Pages 91-188 (9353 Ko)

• TUNNELS WITH NATURAL VENTILATION (p. 91)
• Belgium (p. 91)
• Spain (p. 92)
• Italy (p. 93)
• Switzerland (p. 94)
• France (p. 101)
• U.S.A (p. 134)
• Conclusions concerning tunnels with natural ventilation (p. 148)
• TUNNELS WITH ARTIFICIEL VENTILATION (p. 165)
• Longitudinal ventilation (p. 165)
• Great Britain (p. 165)
• France (p. 167)
• Germany (p. 172)
• Norway (p. 174)
• Netherlands (p. 175)
• U.S.A (p. 180)
• Conclusions on the investigation of tunnels ventilated longitudinally (p. 188)

Pages 190-257 (6781 Ko)

• Tunnels with transverse ventilation (p. 190)
• Antwerp Tunnel (Belgium) (p. 190)
• Rotterdam Tunnel (Netherlands) (p. 194)
• Velsen Tunnel (Netherlands) (p. 194)
• Lyon Tunnel Croix Rousse (p. 200)
• Tunnel under the Mont Blanc (p. 203)
• Dumstein Tunnel (Austria) (p. 207)
• Grand St Bernard Tunnel (Switzerland - Italy) (p. 209)
• San Bernardine Tunnel (Switzerland) (p. 213)
• Belchen Tunnel (Switzerland) (p. 218)
• Grancia Tunnel (Switzerland) (p. 223)
• Tunnel under IJ in Amsterdam (Netherlands) (p. 224)
• Kanmon Tunnel (Japan) (p. 230)
• U.S.A. Tunnels (p. 234)
• Clyde Tunnel Glasgow (Great Britain) (p. 257)

Pages 261-334 (10493 Ko)

• Wagenburg Tunnel in Stuttgart (Germany) (p. 261)
• Conclusions about the exploitation of tunnels with transverse ventilation (p. 267)
• Semi-transverse ventilation (p. 269)
• Tunnel under Mersey in Liverpool (p. 269)
• London Airport (p. 271)
• Dartford Tunnel (Great Britain) (p. 271)
• Goteborg Tunnel (Sweden) (p. 276)
• Guadarrama Tunnel (Spain) (p. 278)
• Deas Island Tunnel (Canada) (p. 280)
• Baregg Tunnell (Switzerlandd ) (p. 284)
• Mosi Tunnel (Switzerland) (p. 287)
• U.S.A. Tunnels (U.S.A.) (p. 289)
• Havana Tunnel (Cuba) (p. 295)
• Marseille Tunnel (France) (p. 301)
• Recapitulation of the ventilation characteristics (p. 304)
• TUNNEL EQUIPMENT
• Numbering of vehicles (p. 308)
• Treadle-recorder (p. 308)
• Other recording system (p. 308)
• Carbon monoxide detectors (p. 308)
• Ventilation control (p. 309)
• System of signal used in the tunnel (p. 310)
• Light signs (p. 310)
• Location of light signal inside the tunnel (p. 311)
• Specialization of traffic lanes (p. 312)
• Underground branchings (p. 313)
• Visibility of signaling hoardings (p. 314)
• Regulations of engine stoppage (p. 315)
• Indicators of vehicles dimensions (p. 316)
• Fire prevention (p. 316)
• Devices inside the tunnel (p. 316)
• Special fire ducts (p. 317)
• Special fire vehicles (p. 318)
• Alarm devices (p. 318)
• Instructions in case of fire (p. 319)
• Difficulties for controlling at entrance the vehicles loaded with dangerous materials (p. 320)
• Lining of walled and ceiling (p. 321)
• Lighting (p. 322)
• Lighting levels inside the tunnel (p. 322)
• Colour of the light (p. 327)
• Continuous or discontinuous lightings. Type of lighting sources (p. 327)
• Embedded or visible sources (p. 328)
• Adaptation zones at entrances (p. 328)
• Emergency lighting (p. 333)
• Sound-insulation (p. 334)

Pages 359-425 (8757 Ko)

• WORKING OF TUNNELS (p. 359)
• Maintenance (p. 359)
• Civil Engineering (p. 359)
• Signalling and lighting (p. 363)
• Electro-mechanical equipment for ventilation (p. 367)
• Control room (p. 368)
• Traffic police (p. 370)
• System of permanent watching (p. 370)
• Moving supervision (p. 372)
• Supervision at entrances (p. 372)
• Permissible speeds for vehicles (p. 372)
• Accidents (p. 373)
• Summary of staffs and expenses, for working and maintenance of tunnels (p. 374)
• APPENDIX I - QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (p. 381)
• APPENDIX II - PROVISIONAL LIST OF TUNNELS ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE (p. 401)
• APPENDIX III - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ROAD TUNNELS (p. 425)