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Author
Digges, K. H. | Gann, R. G. | Grayson, S. J. | Hirschler, M. M. | Lyon, R. E. | Purser, D. A. | Quintiere, J. G. | Stephenson, R. R. | Tewarson, A.
Title
Human Survivability in Motor Vehicle Fires. Communication.
Coporate
MVFRI, Charlottesville, VA National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD Interscience Communications Limited, London, England GBH International, Mill Valley, CA Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ BRE, Watford WD25 9XX, UK Maryland Univ., College Park MVFRI, La Canada, CA FM Global, Norwood, MA
Journal
Fire and Materials, Vol. 32, No. 4, 249-258, June/July 2008
Keywords
motor vehicle fires | human beings | survival | survivability | fire fatalities | automobiles | fire safety | heat release rate | transportation | death | automobile fires | injuries | fire tests | flashover | safety standards | combustibles | regulations | statistics | interior finishes | interior furnishings | crashworthiness
Identifiers
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 302 (FMVSS 302); U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Motor Vehicle Fire Research Institute (MVFRI); fire safety performance (fireworthiness); system/vehicle level