- Author
- Borgerson, J. L. | Gandhi, P. D. | 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
- railroads | fire safety | fire hazards | flame speed | fire prevention | heat release rate | room fires | fire growth | regulations | ceilings | walls | test methods | fire investigations | fire data | flammability | ignition time | optical density | solid materials | smoke density | fire spread | flammability tests | smoke generation | heat flux | combustibility | cone calorimeters | interior finishes | corner tests | flame spread | ASTM E 162 | ASTM E 662 | 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