Following paper is from Elsevier's Tunnellıng and Underground Space periodical. I am sure many people will recognize Prof Dr Nuh Bilgin from his previous papers and his exciting presentations at past World Tunnel Congress's. He is, also with Cemal Balcı from İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (İTÜ).

Mr Nuh Bilgin is also the president of the Turkish Tunnelling Association.

Case studies leading to the management of tunnel fire risks during TBM drives in an old coalfield

Nuh Bilgin
Mining Engineering Department, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (İTÜ - Istanbul Technical University), 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey

Cemal Balcı
Mining Engineering Department, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (İTÜ - Istanbul Technical University), 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey

Ali Aslanbaş
Former Deputy Director of New Airport-Halkali Metro Project Jv, Cengiz-Kolin-Kalyon-Ozgun, Istanbul, Turkey

Highlights

•  Two most disastrous fire in Turkish coal fields are criticized.
•  The management of tunnel fire risks in the ground contaminated by petroleum products is discussed with two case studies.
•  The management of tunnel fire risks in coal field when driving with EPB TBMs is discussed.
•  A case study when diving a tunnel in a coalfield in Istanbul is summarized.

Received 10 May 2020, Revised 2 January 2021, Accepted 17 February 2021, Available online 11 March 2021.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0886779821000936