A Building Official's View Concerning Fire Test Standards

2009 ◽  
pp. 98-98-8
Author(s):  
A Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Fire Test ◽  
Test Standards

Development of a Proposed ASTM Guide to Continued Applicability of Reports on Fire Test Standards

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 103913
Author(s):  
Timothy T. Earl ◽  
Marcelo M. Hirschler ◽  
John R. Hall ◽  
M. R. Mitchell ◽  
R. E. Link
Keyword(s):  
Fire Test ◽  
Test Standards

Results of Fire Test of Aluminum Car Structure Bombardier Innovia APM 300 System

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Lewis ◽  
Randall Thomure ◽  
Scott Moore ◽  
Goran Olsson ◽  
Angel Rosario
Keyword(s):  
Fire Protection ◽  
Fire Test ◽  
Fire Tests ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Test Standards ◽  
Passenger Rail ◽  
Rail Systems ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Potential Customers

Passenger rail equipment is required to meet the fire test standards as outlined in NFPA 130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems, 2010 Edition. Bombardier’s recently released INNOVIA APM 300 car was tested under the provisions of this standard. As part of the testing process, the car structure is subjected to direct flame (to the underside of the car structure) for a minimum 15 minutes in accordance with ASTM E 119. In anticipation of more stringent requirements from some potential customers, Bombardier decided to develop two options for vehicle fire protection. The first and base option is a vehicle that meets the 15 minute requirement. The next option is a vehicle that will survive an ASTM E 119 test for 30 minutes. This paper will summarize the results of the fire tests including pretest and post-test analysis and observations.

Fidelity of J1269 and J24523

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Popio ◽  
John R. Luchini
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Rolling Resistance ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
The Other ◽  
Reference Condition ◽  
Test Standards

Abstract This study compares data from the two Society of Automotive Engineers test methods for rolling resistance: J-2452 (Stepwise Coast-Down) and J-1269 (Equilibrium) steady state. The ability of the two methods to evaluate tires was examined by collecting data for 12 tires. The data were analyzed and the data showed that the two methods ranked the tires the same after the data were regressed and the rolling resistance magnitude was calculated at the Standard Reference Condition. In addition, analysis of the two methods using this matched set of testing provided an opportunity to evaluate each of these test standards against the other. It was observed that each test has merits absent from the other.

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