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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Fire performance"”.
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Fire performance of gable frame structures
Fire protection engineering and structural engineering are two relevant but separated fields of study. Many experiments conducted by fire protection engineers are under certain ideal boundary conditions, which may not be applicable for real compartment fires. There is sophisticated software that is …
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The Analysis of Thermal and Fire Performance of Cementitious Building Components
… behaviour of reinforced concrete members in fire conditions. The numerical analyses of temperature histories and mechanical behaviour of reinforced concrete structural members subjected to fire are the major components of this research. In this thesis a non-linear finite element procedure is …
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Experimental and Numerical Explorations of Fire Performance of Intumescent Thermoplastic Composites for Electric Vehicle Battery Enclosures
… energy density and efficiency, their inherent fire risk remains a critical safety concern. To mitigate this hazard, plastic-intensive, flame-retardant enclosures have been engineered as promising alternatives to traditional metal-intensive systems for EV battery pack protection. This …
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Development and evaluation of fire retardent unsaturated polyester clay nanocomposites.
… study aimed at developing the next generation of fire-resistant, lightweight, structural materials (Surefire). The Surefire project aimed to develop a new class of materials that exhibited properties such as strength, stiffness, hardness and fire performance to compete with conventional materials. …
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Studying the Effect of Zinc 3-(Dibutylamino) Propionate (ZDAP) Additive on Fire Retardant, Mechanical, and Physical Characteristics of Epoxy-Amine Networks
… but are inherently flammable. To enhance the fire performance of epoxy-amine, Nazarenko research group developed zinc 3-(dibutylamino)propionate (ZDAP) as a fire-retardant additive. This zinc-salt-based fire retardant is an endothermically-degrading char former that is functionalized with …
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Phase selective flame-retardant laminates
… and high strength. However, their poor fire performance–particularly the flammability and softening of the polymer matrix at elevated temperatures–poses a significant safety concern. This thesis explores three strategies to enhance the fire performance of polymer laminates through …
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Development of Hybrid Fire Simulation Methods and Their Applications to Column Fire Tests
The design philosophy in structural fire design has been shifting from prescriptive design toward performance-based design. The hybrid fire simulation method, where a physical element and a numerical model are integrated, can be used to combine the benefits of the element-level fire test and …
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Structural Assessment of Glued-Laminated Timber Columns Subjected to Real Fires
This thesis investigates the performance and post-fire structural integrity of glued-laminated (glulam) columns when exposed to real fires. The primary objective of the Mass Timber Demonstration Fire Test Program (MTDFTP) in Ottawa was to conduct large-scale fire tests to explore construction fire …
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Development of Instrumental and Computational tools for investigation of polymer flammability
… cone calorimeter and Ohio State University (OSU) fire calorimeter. Although these tests are also dependent on the physical properties and test geometry, they measure properties such as burning rates, mass loss rates, and combustion efficiency under different imposed fire scenarios from which …
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Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Confined Reinforced Concrete Columns Under Fire Condition
… requirements. However, concerns associated with fire remain an obstacle to applications of FRP materials in buildings and parking garages due to FRP’s sensitivity to high temperatures as compared with other structural materials and to limited knowledge on their thermal and mechanical behaviour in …
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Stress-induced Damage and Post-fire Response of Aluminum Alloys
… of aluminum alloys is their mechanical performance in fire scenarios. The material strength may be degraded due to both thermal and mechanical damage during fire exposure. This work emphasizes the stress-induced mechanical (physical) damage and its impact on the residual (post-fire) …
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Response of high strength concrete columns under fire-induced biaxial bending
Reinforced concrete (RC) columns, under fire conditions, can experience biaxial bending which can arise due to eccentricity in loading, uneven spalling, or due to significant thermal gradients generated through 1-, 2-, or 3-sides of fire exposure. High strength concrete (HSC) columns are especially …