Abstract
In this study, a real-scale combustion experiment was carried out for a Styrofoam and glass wool sandwich panel to figure out the fire safety for the composite material used for a building. In the experiment, a heat release rate of a sandwich panel was measured by the ISO 9705 fire test method. Research has also tested and compared temperature change in the Large Scale Calorimeter (LSC) experiment equipment to evaluate the structural safety of the structure body. As a result of the experiment, the structural body with the Styrofoam sandwich panel collapsed which was caused by propagation, and in case of the glass wool sandwich panel, the combustion did no propagate inside. Since the composite material experiences various types of fire hazards depending on the combustion characteristics of the core material, the exact combustion characteristic should be expected by the full-scale combustion experiment.
Keywords
fire protection
DOI
10.5703/1288284315364
Recommended Citation
Kweon, O., Kim, H., Chae, S., & Cho, B. (2014). The Study on Fire Safety by a Real-Scale Combustion Experiment of Composite Material. In Randy R. Rapp & William Harland (Eds.), The Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the International Institute for Infrastructure Resilience and Reconstruction (I3R2) 20-22 May 2014. (89-93). West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University.
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The Study on Fire Safety by a Real-Scale Combustion Experiment of Composite Material
In this study, a real-scale combustion experiment was carried out for a Styrofoam and glass wool sandwich panel to figure out the fire safety for the composite material used for a building. In the experiment, a heat release rate of a sandwich panel was measured by the ISO 9705 fire test method. Research has also tested and compared temperature change in the Large Scale Calorimeter (LSC) experiment equipment to evaluate the structural safety of the structure body. As a result of the experiment, the structural body with the Styrofoam sandwich panel collapsed which was caused by propagation, and in case of the glass wool sandwich panel, the combustion did no propagate inside. Since the composite material experiences various types of fire hazards depending on the combustion characteristics of the core material, the exact combustion characteristic should be expected by the full-scale combustion experiment.
