- Author
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Borgerson, J. L.
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Gandhi, P. D.
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Resing, J. V.
- Title
- Investigation of Fire Safety Requirements for Materials and Products Present in U.S. Railcars.
- Coporate
- Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, IL
- Book or Conf
- Fire and Materials 2009. 11th International Conference. Conference Papers. Proceedings. Organised by Interscience Communications Limited. January 26-28, 2009,
Interscience Communications Limited, London, England,
San Francisco, CA,
581-592 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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railroads
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fire safety
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fire hazards
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flame speed
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fire prevention
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heat release rate
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room fires
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fire growth
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regulations
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ceilings
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walls
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test methods
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fire investigations
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fire data
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flammability
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ignition time
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optical density
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solid materials
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smoke density
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fire spread
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flammability tests
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smoke generation
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heat flux
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combustibility
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cone calorimeters
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interior finishes
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corner tests
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flame spread
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ASTM E 162
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ASTM E 662
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NFPA 286
- Identifiers
- National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM); ceiling/wall materials present in U.S. railcars; room fire growth; U.S. fire performance requirements for rail and bus materials; EN fire performance requirements for rail materials; test materials for railcar investigation; summary of surface flammability test results according to ASTM E 162; radiant heat energy source; summary of smoke density test results according to ASTM E 662; ISO 5658-2; lateral spread on building and transport products in vertical configuration; summary of surface flammability test results according to ISO 5658-2; determination of optical density by a single-chamber test; summary of room corner test results in accordance with NFPA 286; comparison of FRA and EN flame spread performance requirements