Assessment of the risks associated with the use of carbon fibers in surface transportation

Details

• Creators:
  Hathaway, W. T. ; Hergenrother, K M ; Bogner, C E
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pollution
  • Building materials
  • Carbon
  • Carbon fibers
  • Composite materials
  • Crash injury research
  • Databases
  • Fibers
  • Fires
  • Hazards
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-RSPA-80-10 Final Rpt.
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report; October 1978-January 1980
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Abstract:
  This report presents the results of an assessment of the potential risks associated with the use of carbon-fiber composites in the surface transportation system and the development of a data base on the vulnerability of the surface transportation system to airborne carbon fibers. In conducting the risk assessment, TSC estimated the potential usage rate of carbon-fiber composites in surface transportation, the frequency and severity of vehicle fires and the expected carbon-fiber release from the composite in a fire. In developing the data base on the vulnerability, TSC reviewed and analyzed the electrical and electronic systems present in the various surface-transportation modes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9077/dot_9077_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c1d09d2b6b06209018e8a49e4dc61f80ba6c10cbac375be7811a9f28f6047d5fe87a17252c6d377b01dd6bc597cbc1d7b58e9d7ca037563fe9352f92b8c97f56