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Author
Bailey, C.
Title
Indicative Fire Tests to Investigate the Behavior of Cellular Beams Protected With Intumescent Coatings.
Coporate
Manchester Centre for Civil and Construction Engineering, Manchester, UK
Journal
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 39, No. 8, 689-709, November 2004
Keywords
intumescent coatings | fire tests | fire behavior | beams | fire protection | heating rates | fire resistance | temperature | water | solvents
Identifiers
cellular beams; water-based 0.8 mm thick intumescent; solvent-based 0.8 mm thick intumescent; solvent-based 2.1 mm thick intumescent; measured geometry of protected beams; comparison between recorded temperatures at mid-height and mid width of the web-post (position C7) on the cellular beam with temperatures at mid-height on solid beam (position S5); comparison between recorded average temperatures; comparison between difference in recorded flange and web temperatures between cellular and solid beam; web-post temperatures