6. Conclusion
The tests carried out to ensure the fire performance of means of transport are highly dependent on the fire and evacuation scenarios considered. This leads to considerable disparities in the type of materials and products that can be used in a given context. Nevertheless, it should be noted that maritime and rail transport standards are converging, and that the same products can now meet the requirements of both standards.
The standards described are applied on a European or international scale, and this homogenization will continue in the future due to globalization and the reduction in the number of players. Last but not least, openings in the field of fire safety engineering are developing, enabling the integration of innovative solutions.
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Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Standards
- Fire safety – Vocabulary. - NF EN ISO 13943 - Juillet 2017
- Road vehicles, tractors, agricultural and forestry equipment – Determining the combustion characteristics of interior materials. - NF ISO 3795 - Février 1990
- Railway applications – Fire protection for rail vehicles – Part 2: Fire behavior requirements for materials and components. - NF EN 45545-2+A1 - Mai 2016
- Reaction to fire tests – Fire spread...
Regulations
Automotive
Arrêté du 3 août 2007 relatif aux transports en commun de personnes, modifying the arrêté du 2 juillet 1982.
Directive 95/28/EC of October 24, 1995 relating to the burning behavior of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles.
Rail
Interministerial Technical Instruction (ITI)...
Directory
Automotive (France)
Union technique de l'automobile, du motocycle et du cycle (UTAC), Linas-Montlhéry (91)
French national metrology and testing laboratory (LNE)
Rail
List of laboratories performing EN 45545-2 tests: list of laboratories participating in intercomparisons on
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