Construction Materials and Their Properties for Fire Resistance and Insulation

Construction Materials and Their Properties for Fire Resistance and Insulation covers the properties of novel types of concrete and other more conventional building materials in fire scenarios. The volume also stands out as an invaluable reference resource for its relevance to varied audiences both in academia and industry, spanning materials science, civil and structural engineering, and fire safety engineering. Ensuring buildings are fire safe starts at the very beginning of planning new builds or renovations. Hence, it's essential, in fact, that the right materials are chosen not only according to their load-bearing capabilities but also their susceptibility to decay and fire resistance. Provides appropriate inputs for material behavior at elevated temperatures generated by fire, which is key to enable the assessment of various construction materials’ fire performanceIllustrates the effects of fire on materials’ performance to support decisions related to a building’s safe structural rehabilitationIncludes probabilistic models, numerical studies, and application cases INDICE: Section 1: Fire Protection and Material Performance1. Thermal properties of sprayed fire-resistant materials2. Temperature variation of gypsum and gypsum-plasterboard physical properties3. Effect of fire on timber4. Mechanical properties and material models for cold-formed steels at elevated temperatures5. Fire behaviour and characteristics of combustible cladding materials, including composite timber6. Strength recovery by post-fire curingSection 2: Concrete - behavior under fire exposure7. Fire response of 3D-printed concrete8. Resistance of zero-cement concrete to fire9. Evaluation of residual properties and their recovery in fire-damaged concrete made with repeatedly-recycled fine aggregate10. The influences of cooling regimes on fire resistance fire-damaged novel concrete11. Strain Development in Reactive Powder Concrete under Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Loading12. Microstructure Characterization of Reactive Powder Concrete after Exposure to Fire13. Behaviour of kenaf concrete at elevated temperature14. Fire performance in eco-friendly concrete: Advancement and Developments15. Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Constituent Materials for Evaluating Fire Resistance of FRP-Strengthened Concrete Structures

• ISBN: 978-0-443-21620-6
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 700
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés