Fire resistance of walls made of soil-cement and Kraftterra compressed earth blocks

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Marcio Buson (Author) Other; Nuno Lopes (Author) Other; Humberto Varum (Author) FEUP; Rosa Maria Sposto (Author) Other; Paulo Vila Real (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Fire and Materials

Vol. 37

Pages: 547-562

ISSN: 0308-0501

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 0 Citations

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Structural engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-006-6AC

DOI: 10.1002/fam.2148

Abstract (EN): This study presents the results of fire resistance tests on walls made of soil-cement and Kraftterra compressed earth blocks (CEBs). The purpose of this work was to evaluate and compare the fire resistance of CEB walls with and without cellulose pulp derived from the recycling of cement sacks. This article describes the Kraftterra mixture and its production processes as well as the fire resistance test campaign. The fire resistance performance of CEB walls produced with Kraftterra and soil-cement blocks is analysed. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 16