Publications

2009 – 2012

All the publications that are created in METRO will be published on this web page. The web page is continuously updated, so keep an eye out for new information. The publications are presented under the following headings; reports, papers, presentations, video and audio, and other publications.

Reports

Carlberg, T., Berglund, R. (2012) METRO – Scale model tests. FOI-R--3402-SE, Stockholm: FOI.

Claesson, A., Lönnermark, A., Ingason, H., Lindström, J., Li, Y. Z., and Kumm, M. (2012) Laboratory fire experiments with a 1/3 train carriage mockup. SP Report 2012:06, Borås: SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden.

Forsén, R. (2012) METRO - Calculated Explosion Structural Damage. FOI-D—0481—SE, Stockholm: FOI.

Fridolf, K. (2010) Fire evacuation in underground transportation systems: a review of accidents and empirical research. Lund: Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety, Lund University.

Fridolf, K. and Nilsson, D. (2012) A questionnaire study about fire safety in underground rail transportation systems. Lund: Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety, Lund University.

Ingason, H., Kumm, M., Nilsson, D., Lönnermark, A., Claesson, A., Li, Y. Z., Fridolf, K., Åkerstedt, R., Nyman, H., Dittmer, T., Forsén, R., Janzon, B., Meyer, G., Bryntse, A., Carlberg, T., Newlove-Eriksson. L., Palm, A. (2012) The METRO project - Final report. SiST 2012:8, Västerås: School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Mälardalen University.

Kumm, M. (2010) Carried Fire Load in Mass Transport Systems: A study of occurrence, allocation and fire behavior of bags and luggage in metro and commuter trains in Stockholm. Västerås: School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Mälardalen University.

Lönnermark, A., Lindström, J., and Li, Y-Z (2011) Model-scale metro car fire tests. SP Report 2011:33, Borås: SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden.

Lönnermark, A., Lindström, J., Li, Y. Z., Claesson, A., and Ingason, H. (2012) Full-scale fire tests with a commuter train in a tunnel. SP Report 2012:05, Borås: SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden.

Meyer, G. & Berglund, R. (2011) Full-Scale Commuter Train Explosion Test. Västerås: School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Mälardalen University.

Nyman, H. and Dittmer, T. (2012) Metro, WP4 - CFD-simulations of a single exit underground station. Report SiST 2012:04, Västerås: School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Mälardalen University.

Papers

Fridolf, K., Nilsson, D., and Frantzich, H. (2012) Taking advantage of theories and models on human behaviour in the fire safety design of underground transportation systems. 5th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security, New York, USA, 14-16 March, 2012.

Fridolf, K., Nilsson, D., and Frantzich, H. (2011) Fire Evacuation in Underground Transportation Systems: A Review of Accidents and Empirical Research. Fire Technology, Available online 5 March 2011 (in press).

Kumm, M. (2010) METRO-project: Protecting transportation infrastructure. Eurotransport Digital News, 3, retreived from http://www.eurotransportmagazine.com/, 19 July 2010.

Lönnermark, A., Lindström, J., and Li, Y. Z. (2012) Model Scale Metro Carriage Fire Tests - Influence of Material and Fire Load. 2nd International Conference on Fires in Vehicles, Chicago, USA, 27-28 September, 2012, pp 159-169.

Lönnermark, A., Lindström, J., Li, Y. Z., Ingason, H., and Kumm, M. (2012) Large-scale Commuter Train Tests - Results from the METRO Project. Proceedings from the 5th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security, New York, USA, 14-16 March, 2012, pp. 447-456.

Presentations

METRO (2011) Presentations at the METRO seminar 2011 (pdf portfolio). Presentations at the METRO seminar in Arvika, Sweden, 13-14 September 2011.

METRO (2012) Presentations at the final METRO seminar 2012 (pdf portfolio). Presentations at the METRO seminar in Rosersberg, Sweden, 10-11 December 2012.

Nilsson, D. (2010) METRO - A research project about fires and explosions in metro systems (underground). Presentation at the International Rail Accident Investigation Conference, 25 November 2010.