- Author
- Landucci, G. | Rossi, F. | Nicolella, C. | Zanelli, S.
- Title
- Design and Testing of Innovative Materials for Passive Fire Protection.
- Coporate
- Università di Pisa, Via Diotisalvi, 2—56126 Pisa, Italy
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 44, No. 8, 1103-1109, November 2009
- Keywords
- fire protection | fire tests | jet fires | flame impingement | heat shielding | composite materials | thermal properties | basalt | fibers | weight loss
- Identifiers
- organic and inorganic impregnating matrixes; microstructure analysis; thermal properties of basalt fibers compared to fiberglass and silica filaments; elementary composition (in weight %) of basalt based materials; design characteristics of the tested panels; time for rupture, weight loss and weight volumetric index for the tested materials; Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)