FIRE PERFORMANCE OF INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONTAINERS
During the week of 19 July 1976, a full-scale fire test series was performed at the U.S. Coast Guard Fire and Safety Test Detachment to examine the potential Fire hazards of intermodal shipping containers. The three-part test series was conducted on Little Sand Island in Mobile Bay, Alabama. The first sequence of tests were planned to evaluate whether a fire originating within a sealed intermodal container could burn through the container shell. The second task of the test series was to determine the effects of an exterior pool fire exposure on a single level of containers, and the final task was to evaluate the effects of an exterior pool fire exposure on a stack of containers. Standard 8 foot by 8 foot by 20 foot steel, aluminum and fiberglass-reinforced plywood shipping containers were tested. The interior fire tests utilized two 30-pound wood cribs constructed of white fir and 2 gallons of naptha as a fuel source. For the exterior fire tests, a 29 x 24 foot steel test pan containing JP-5 was constructed beneath the container stack. Standard container stacking and lashing arrangements were used for all tests. (Author)
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Corporate Authors:
United States Coast Guard
Research and Development Center, 1082 Shennecossett Road
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Authors:
- Eberly, R
- Publication Date: 1977-10
Media Info
- Pagination: 62 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aluminum alloys; Composite materials; Containers; Design; Fiberglass; Fire prevention; Fire resistance; Fires; Flame propagation; Flammability tests; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Hazard evaluation; Hazards; Loss and damage; Plywood; Protection; Safety; Steel; Test procedures; Tests
- Uncontrolled Terms: Damage assessment; Fire hazards
- Old TRIS Terms: Container damage; Container design; Containerized shipping; Fire testing; Test and evaluation
- Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00169236
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: CGR/DC-23/77 Final Rpt., USCG-D-62-77
- Files: NTIS, TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM