INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLASTICS ON THE ROAD '84 AT THE BRITISH ACADEMY CONFERENCE CENTRE (BAFTA) 195 PICCADILLY, LONDON, DECEMBER 5-6 1984

The following papers were presented at the conference: New Challenges for Automotive Plastics (Jacobson,MA); Polymers Under the Bonnet -Their Future Trials and Tribulations (Murchie,RJ); Engine -Nearing Plastics (Visser,R); The Use of PVC and Crosslinked PVC in Automotive Wiring Applications (Guy,P and Matheson); Technical Plastics Under the Bonnet (Chaput,J and Stewart,J); Effect of Vehicle Seat Cushion Material on Ride Comfort (Hilyard,NC and Collier,P); The Development of a Front Seat for Passenger Cars (Lange,W); Plastic in Bodywork and Trim: Present Use and Future Trends (Nepote,V, Bosco,G and Cane,R); Prospects for Large Bodywork Components and New Possibilities for the Use of Plastics in Car Interiors (Weber,A); Assembly with Adhesives - Plastics/Metals (Haward,AM); Painting Plastics (Saxby,MF).

• Corporate Authors:

  Plastics andd Rubber Institute

  11 Hobart Place
  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • JACOBSON, M A
  • Murchie, R J
  • VISSER, R
  • Guy, P
  • Matheson, A F
  • Chaput, J
  • Steward, J
  • Hilyard, N C
  • Collier, P
  • Lange, W
  • Nepote, V
  • Bosco, G
  • Cane, R
  • Weber, A
  • Haward, A
  • Saxby, M F
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile industry; Conferences; Motor vehicle bodies; Plastics; Polyvinyl chloride; Seats; Vehicle components; Wiring
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies; Intrastate
• ITRD Terms: 1337: Aerodynamic device; 1356: Body (car); 1243: Car; 9138: Comfort; 8525: Conference; 1614: Damage; 5586: Deflection; 9025: Front; 4547: Glass; 4539: Glue; 6743: Heat; 1377: Interior (veh); 1334: Motor; 3807: Paint; 7454: Plastic material; 7481: Polymerization; 7422: Polyvinylhydrocarbon; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 1388: Seat (veh); 5931: Stiffness; 5544: Strength (mater); 6722: Temperature; 7434: Thermoplastic; 8119: United Kingdom; 5485: Weight; 4520: Wire
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I35: Miscellaneous Materials; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396268
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM