Performance Specification of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Materials for Highway Cargo Tank Packaging Phase I

This project will establish experimental testing procedures and develop a finite element analysis framework for evaluating the performances and determining the specifications of fiber reinforced plastic cargo tanks used for highway transport of hazardous materials and will provide performance data and technical parameters for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to use in developing uniform performance and design standards for fiber reinforced plastic cargo tank motor vehicles.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157926

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $1650000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Volpe Transportation Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  2142
• Project Managers:

  Boyle, Rick

• Start Date: 20170830
• Expected Completion Date: 20210822
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Hazmat Safety
• Subprogram: Packaging Integrity

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container tanks; Design standards; Fiber reinforced plastics; Finite element method; Hazardous materials; Test procedures
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01865618
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 28 2022 2:19PM