DoT/GM Fire Research Library at   

                                                   MVFRI

GM agreed to finance or otherwise contract to conduct motor vehicle fire safety research. Specifically, GM agreed to expend for such research at least $5 million within the first two years of the agreement, and at least an additional $5 million within the following three years. The agreement provided that the research would include, among other possible projects:

• Detailed crash analysis and development of new vehicle crash and component level testing procedures
• Testing of materials that would reduce the risk of fire
• Development of techniques for preventing, containing, and extinguishing vehicle fires

This research has been divided into the projects listed below. You may download individual reports by following the links, or you may also download a report index for all project areas.

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B.1 Reports - Analysis of Motor Vehicle Accident Data

B.2 Reports - Case Studies of Motor Vehicle Fires

B.3 Reports - Fire Initiation and Propagation Tests

B.4 Reports - Evaluation of Potential Fire Intervention Materials and Technologies

B.5 Reports - Development of Crash Test Protocols

B.6 Reports - Analyses of Failure Modes and Effects for Alternatively Fueled Vehicles

B.7 Reports - Development of Criteria and Methodologies for In-Service Inspections of Gaseous Fuel Pressure Vessels

B.8 Reports - Search of Scientific Literature

B.9 Reports - Inspection of Aging Vehicles and Testing of Components

B.10 Reports - Study of Flammability of Materials

B.11 Reports - Study of Component Influence on Vehicle Fires

B.12 Reports - Development of NASS Electronic Imaging System

B.13 Reports - Development of Technical Information for Dissemination to First Responders

B.14 Reports - Demonstration of Enhanced Fire Safety Technology

B.15 Reports - Theoretical and Experimental Study of Thermal Barriers Separating Automobile Engine and Passenger Compartments