- Author
- Basanbul, I. S.
- Title
- Fire Resistance of Ferrocement Sandwich Structural Walls.
- Coporate
- Petroleum and Minerals Univ., Dhahran
- Book or Conf
- Saudi Arabian Standards Organization. Protection of Buildings From Fires. Symposium. February 8-10, 1982., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 45-59 p., 1982
- Keywords
- reinforced concretes | insulating materials
- Abstract
- Ferrocement is a type of highly reinforced concrete, consisting of several layers of wire mesh and steel rods embedded in "highly dense portland cement mortar". Using ferro-cement in making sandwich structural walls for building constructions can be very desirable due to the rigidity of high strength of such structural elements. Fire tests prove that ferro-cement sandwich structure walls can withstand hazardous fires for more than one hour. Endurance can be improved by using appropriate insulating material. Insulation not recommended is urethane foam.