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- Title
Investigations into the fire hazard of a composite made from aerated concrete and crushed expanded polystyrene waste.
- Authors
Kligys, M.; Laukaitis, A.; Sinica, M.; Sezemanas, G.; Dranseika, N.
- Abstract
The study deals with experimental investigations into the fire hazard of a composite of density 150–350 kg/m3 made of aerated concrete and crushed expanded polystyrene waste. The results of fire tests showed that a single-flame source of low heat output (0.07 kW) did not influence the origination and spread of flame on the surface of test specimens, regardless their density. Upon exposing the specimens to a single burning item of moderate heat output (30.0 kW), during the first 600 s of exposure, neither flaming particles nor droplets originated, nor a lateral flame spread on the long specimen wing was observed. In the case of high heat output (112 kW), the specimens of densities 150 and 250 kg/m3 started to burn, but those of density 150 kg/m3, in addition, lost their integrity.
- Subjects
FIRE testing; FIRE testing of concrete; FIRE prevention research; BUILDING material testing; POLYSTYRENE
- Publication
Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2008, Vol 44, Issue 2, p173
- ISSN
0191-5665
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11029-008-9010-4