Alan Beard – författare

Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety is the first book to span the spectrum of state-of-the-art knowledge in tunnel fire safety science and engineering.The construction of longer and increasingly complex tunnels and rapid changes in processes, materials and technology mean it is more important than ever to stay up-to-date. Drawing on the latest research and the extensive experience of the authors, this book is intended to help readers identify limitations in tunnel designs, technologies and models and – ultimately – make decisions to prevent unacceptable risk.Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety includes:international case studies of real-life tunnel fire incidents highlighting the lessons learnedcoverage of the latest tunnel fire safety research, including the UPTUN projectexpert international authorship imparting knowledge and experience of tunnel fire safety science, technology, engineering, management and emergency servicesextensive references direct readers to sources of in-depth information on specific topicsHandbook of Tunnel Fire Safety comprehensively covers the complex subject of tunnel fire safety – from heat release rates to modelling and human behaviour – and is an essential resource for tunnel designers, contractors, operators and regulators; tunnel fire safety researchers, consultants and equipment manufacturers; and fire brigades and other emergency service providers.

Something has fallen away. We have lost a part of ourselves, our history, what we once were. That something, when we encounter it again, look it straight in the eyes, disgusts us, makes us retch. This is the horror of the abject. Following the success of Comma’s award-winning New Uncanny anthology, The New Abject invites leading authors to respond to two parallel theories of the abject—Julia Kristeva’s theory of the psychoanalytic, intimate abject, and Georges Bataille’s societal equivalent—with visceral stories of modern unease.