Construction materials and their properties for fire resistance and insulation / edited by Paul O. Awoyera and M. Z. Naser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Awoyera, Paul O., editor.

Naser, M. Z., editor.

Series:

Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering.

Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire resistant materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, [2025]

Summary:

This book, 'Construction Materials and Their Properties for Fire Resistance and Insulation,' provides an in-depth examination of the fire resistance and insulating properties of various construction materials. Edited by Paul O. Awoyera and M.Z. Naser, it is part of the Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering. The publication discusses the thermal properties of materials like gypsum, timber, cold-formed steels, and novel concrete composites, and their behavior under elevated temperatures. It includes research on fire damage recovery and the influence of cooling regimes on novel concretes. The book is intended for civil engineers, researchers, and professionals seeking to enhance building safety and material performance in fire-prone environments. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Construction Materials and Their Properties for Fire Resistance and Insulation

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Section A: Fire protection and materials' performance

Chapter 1: Thermal properties of sprayed fire-resistant materials

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Furnace tests

1.3. SFRM conductivity estimation

1.4. Results

1.5. Conclusions

Appendix

Test 1. IPE270, 23mm, 90min 3-sided standard fire exposure

Test 2. HEM360, 10mm, 120min 3-sided standard fire exposure

Test 3. HEB360, 11mm, 120min 3-sided standard fire exposure

Acknowledgment

References

Chapter 2: Temperature variation of gypsum and gypsum plasterboard physical properties

2.1. Introduction

2.1.1. Gypsum

2.1.2. Gypsum plasterboards

2.2. High temperature effects on gypsum-based construction products

2.2.1. Solid-phase reactions

2.2.2. Cracking

2.3. Temperature-dependent thermophysical properties of GP

2.3.1. Density

2.3.2. Thermal conductivity

2.3.3. Specific heat capacity

2.3.4. Thermal expansion

2.4. Numerical models for GP assemblies exposed to fire

2.5. Fire behavior of PCM-enhanced gypsum plasterboards

Chapter 3: Thermo-mechanical properties of timber structures

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Elevated temperature thermo-mechanical properties of timber: State of the art

3.2.1. Thermal properties of timber

3.2.1.1. Thermal conductivity

3.2.1.2. Density ratio

3.2.1.3. Specific heat

3.2.2. Pyrolysis models of timber

3.2.3. Mechanical properties of timber

3.3. Applicability of relevant properties

3.3.1. Experimental test description

3.3.2. Numerical methods

3.3.2.1. Thermal analysis

3.3.2.2. Stress-based analysis

3.3.3. Results

3.4. Conclusions

References.

Chapter 4: Properties of cold-formed steels exposed to elevated temperatures

4.1. Overview

4.2. Terminology and test method

4.3. Data on conventional CFS at elevated temperature

4.3.1. Tests conducted at JHU

4.3.2. Literature review

4.4. Data on cold-formed AHSS

4.4.1. Properties at elevated temperature

4.4.2. Properties after exposure to fire

4.4.3. Ductile fracture at elevated temperature

4.5. Material models

4.5.1. Standardized three-coefficient equation for retention factors

4.5.2. Retention factors for CFS in AISI S100

4.5.3. Retention factors for various grades of CFS

4.6. Conclusion

Chapter 5: Fire behavior of combustible cladding materials, including composite timber

5.1. Combustible claddings

5.1.1. Cladding materials previously identified as high risk

5.1.1.1. Aluminum composite panel with high-content polyethylene Core (ACP-PE)

5.1.1.2. Expanded polystyrene (EPS)a

5.1.2. Other popular combustible cladding materials

5.1.2.1. ACP-flame retardant

5.1.2.2. EPS-flame retardant

5.1.2.3. Composite timber

5.1.2.4. Composite concrete panel (CCP)/QT

5.2. Critical flame behaviors

5.2.1. Ignition and combustion

5.2.1.1. Time to ignition (TTI)

5.2.1.2. Heat of combustion (HOC)

5.2.2. Fire growth behavior

5.3. Discussion

5.3.1. Material fire characteristic indices

5.3.1.1. Fire performance index (FPI)

5.3.1.2. Fire growth index (FGI)

5.3.2. ACP-PE flame retardant performance analysis

5.3.3. Composite timber

5.4. Concluding remarks

Chapter 6: Strength recovery by postfire curing

6.1. Postfire recuring

6.2. Mechanical and microstructural tests

6.3. Compressive strength recovery

6.4. Tensile strength recovery

6.5. Flexural strength recovery

6.6. Elastic modulus recovery

6.7. Bond strength recovery.

6.8. Microstructural analysis of healed specimens

6.8.1. SEM analysis

6.8.2. XRD analysis

6.8.3. Porosity measurement

6.8.4. Conceptual recovery mechanism

6.9. Conclusions and prospects

Section B: Concrete: Behavior under fire exposure

Chapter 7: Fire response of 3D printed concrete

7.1. Concrete 3D printing

7.1.1. Mixtures of 3D printable concrete

7.1.2. Specimen preparation of 3D printed concrete for mechanical tests

7.2. Compressive strength test

7.2.1. Effect of fiber type

7.2.2. Effect of loading direction

7.2.3. Effect of concrete mixture

7.3. Splitting tensile strength test

7.4. Flexural strength test

7.4.1. Effect of fiber type

7.4.2. Effect of concrete mixture

7.5. Elastic modulus test

7.6. Mass loss after fire

7.7. Damage pattern after high-temperature exposure

7.8. Conclusions and prospects

Chapter 8: Resistance of zero-cement concrete to fire

8.1. Introduction

8.2. Damage mechanisms of ordinary Portland cement at elevated temperatures

8.3. Alkali-activated material concrete

8.3.1. Phase transformation

8.3.2. Microstructure

8.3.3. Mechanical deterioration

8.4. Calcium aluminate cement concrete

8.4.1. Phase transformation upon heating

8.4.2. Microstructure

8.4.3. Mechanical deterioration

8.5. Magnesium phosphate cement concrete

8.5.1. Phase transformation upon heating

8.5.2. Microstructure

8.5.3. Mechanical deterioration

8.6. Calcium sulfoaluminate cement

8.7. Conclusions

Chapter 9: Evaluation of residual properties and recovery of fire-damaged concrete with repeatedly recycled fine aggrega

9.1. Introduction

9.2. Materials and methods

9.2.1. Materials

9.2.2. Mix design and specimen preparation

9.2.3. Methods

9.3. Results and discussion.

9.3.1. Physical characteristics of repeatedly recycled fine aggregate

9.3.2. Fresh properties

9.3.3. Visual inspection

9.3.4. Density

9.3.5. Mechanical strength

9.3.6. Ultrasonic pulse velocity

9.3.7. Dynamic elastic modulus

9.4. Conclusions

Chapter 10: The influences of cooling regimes on fire-damaged novel concrete

10.1. Conventional and novel concretes

10.1.1. OPC-based concrete

10.1.2. Novel concretes

10.2. Fire susceptibility of concrete structures

10.3. Cooling of fire-damaged concretes

10.4. Influences of cooling regimes on fire-damaged concretes

10.4.1. Natural convection cooling in an ambient environment

10.4.1.1. OPC-based materials

10.4.1.2. Alkali-activated materials

10.4.2. Natural convection cooling in a hot environment

10.4.2.1. OPC-based materials

10.4.2.2. Alkali-activated materials

10.4.3. Accelerated cooling via water application

10.4.3.1. OPC-based materials

10.4.3.2. Alkali-activated materials

10.5. Concluding remarks

Chapter 11: Strain development in reactive powder concrete under coupled thermo-mechanical loading

11.1. Introduction

11.2. Short-term creep development under high temperature

11.2.1. Short-term creep under constant stress and high temperature

11.2.2. Short-term creep of RPC under variable stress

11.2.3. Comparison of short-term creep of RPC with NSC and HSC

11.3. Significance of high-temperature short-term creep

11.4. Free thermal strain of RPC at high temperature

11.4.1. Free thermal strain of RPC

11.4.2. Comparison of free thermal strain of RPC with NSC and HSC

11.5. Transient strain of RPC at high temperature

11.5.1. Transient strain of SRPC under constant stress

11.5.2. Comparison of transient strain of RPC with NSC, HSC, and HPC.

11.5.3. Transient strain at variable loading

11.6. Chapter summary

Chapter 12: Microstructure characterization of reactive powder concrete after exposure to fire

12.1. Introduction

12.2. TG and DSC analysis

12.3. Mercury intrusion porosity

12.4. XRD patterns

12.5. SEM and EDS analysis

12.6. Chapter summary

Chapter 13: Kenaf fiber-reinforced concrete at high temperature

13.1. Introduction

13.1.1. Biofiber: The structure and benefits in concrete development

13.2. Background: Biofibrous concrete characteristics

13.2.1. Kenaf plant: History, cultivation, fiber, structure, and merit

13.2.1.1. Kenaf fiber and hydrophilicity issue

13.2.2. Kenaf fiber modification and preparation for concrete applications

13.2.3. Kenaf fibers physical and strength characteristics

13.2.3.1. Kenaf fiber reinforced concrete mixing and sample preparation

``Balling´´ issue in fresh fibrous concrete

Workability test of fresh KFRC

13.3. Hardened concrete test

13.3.1. KFRC thermal treatment

13.3.1.1. Preheating and KFR preparation for thermal treatment

13.3.1.2. Heating and cooling techniques

13.3.2. General concrete reactions to extreme temperature

13.3.2.1. Kenaf fiber and temperature

13.3.3. Physical and mechanical characteristics of KFRC exposed to high-temperature

13.3.3.1. Physical characteristics of KFRC bared to high temperature

Extreme temperature effects on KFRC discoloration

Extreme temperatures effect on KFRC spalling and cracks

Effect of extreme temperatures on KFRCs failure mode

13.3.4. Residual mechanical characteristics of KFRC

13.3.4.1. KFRCs weight loss after extreme temperature exposure

13.3.4.2. Residual UPV test for KFRC

13.3.4.3. Residual concrete density of KFRC

13.3.4.4. Residual compressive strength of KFRC.

13.3.4.5. Residual splitting tensile strength of KFRC.

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ISBN:

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