With the introduction of alternative energy sources into rail transportation, accompanying blast and fire testing is needed to ensure safe operations and resiliency against security threats while also ...

The development of improved fire-resistant materials for aircraft interiors requires an understanding of aircraft fire scenarios, the factors that influence the initiation and propagation of a fire, ...

Structural steel can lose significant load-bearing strength under high heat, making properly specified passive fire protection essential. Fire ratings must be supported by standards-based testing that ...

Energy storage safety is increasingly being assessed not by individual component performance alone, but by how a complete system behaves under severe and credible fault conditions.

The Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG) has introduced a fire safety test that simulates a fire starting on the roof membrane beneath a PV system. The researchers noted ...