FIRE HAZARD EVALUATION OF CABLES AND MATERIALS

Test methods currently used for testing cables and cable materials are discussed and improved techniques are proposed. The virtues of the proposed techniques are illustrated by means of a typical fire retardant cable compound development. Finally the concept of a fire hazard rating system is introduced as a rationalization of the interpretation of cable and materials flammability testing.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 24th Annual Int Wire and Cable Symp, Proceedings, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, November 18-20, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Army Electronics Command

  Fort Monmouth, NJ  United States 
• Authors:
  • Gouldson, E J
  • Woolerton, G R
  • Checkland, J A
• Conference:
  • 24th Annual Int Wire and Cable Symp, Proceedings, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, November 18-20, 1975.
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 26-36

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Fires; Hazard analysis; Rapid transit; Safety; Tests
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136400
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM