Standards UIC - International railway union - Page 91

Fire behaviour of materials and structures of railway vehicles. Test method to determine the toxicity of fumes

Permissible loading of internal parts of passsenger coaches

Pressure wave stresses when passing through tunnels at high speed. Pilot study in a pressure chamber of subjective responses of test persons to air pressure changes

Reasons for undertaking supplementary studies on improvement of the protec tion of coaches against fire

Comparison of the comfort ratings made in trains and in the pressure chamber

Tests of the stability and strength of movable seats and buffing and braking tests with coaches containing such seats

Feasibility study of computer modelling of fires in railway vehicles with a view to improving passenger safety

Winter problems on coaches (vehicle construction)

Pressure wave stresses when passing through tunnels at high speed Synthesis of the results of online and pressurechamber tests

Permissible loading of external parts of passenger coaches