TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET that featured research conducted by the
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). The final research was published as
Recommended AASHTO Guidelines for Emergency Ventilation Smoke Control in Roadway Tunnels.
This webinar focused on recommended guidelines for emergency ventilation smoke control in roadway tunnels in order to improve evacuation and emergency responder safety.
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.
Here are the slides from the presentation.
Webinar Presenters
- Igor Maevski, Jacobs Engineering
Moderated by: Louis Ruzzi,
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Webinar Outline
- Overview of NCHRP project
- Emergency ventilation for smoke control in roadway tunnels
- Current industry knowledge and practice
- Applicable regulatory standards and guidelines
- Conditions for application, configuration, and controls
- Question and answer session
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the main design parameters that influence the selection of tunnel ventilation systems
- Understand the impact of fire size on ventilation requirements
- List the types of fans used for tunnel ventilation and how to select the appropriate fan
- Understand the effect of ventilation of fire size
Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of
TRB Sponsors or
TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees;
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
- CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar;
- Members of the media;
- Employees of tribal governments; and
- Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $95 per site. View our
pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in October 2016. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:
www.RCEP.net.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
