TY - JOUR
T1 - Compressive and thermal properties of foamed concrete at high temperature
AU - Xi, Huifeng
AU - Yao, Yiming
AU - Sun, Yuanfeng
AU - Mobasher, Barzin
AU - Liu, Yiping
AU - Ma, Hongwei
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11502055, 11272124, 51908120, U1934205), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20180383). The financial supports are gratefully appreciated. Dr. Yamei Zhang and Mr. Yuanliang Xiong from School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University are acknowledged for the support on the fluidity test.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Foamed concrete is an attractive material for structural use and insulation of buildings, which can replace flammable organic insulating materials on the market. This study investigated the compressive and thermal properties of the plain, fly ash and expanded polystyrene (EPS) foamed concrete ranging widely in density from 180 to 1800 kg/m3. Furthermore, the compressive strength of the plain foamed concrete was analyzed at four density levels of 180, 325, 450, and 595 kg/m3 and at four temperatures of room temperature, 300, 600, and 900 °C to quantify its fire resistance. The compressive strength of the foamed concrete dramatically declined, and it suffered severe damage when the temperature was higher than 300 °C. A constitutive stress–strain model incorporating the compressive strength–density relationship and the temperature effects was also proposed for the plain foamed concrete. The findings may provide new perspectives on the existing design codes for energy efficiency and fire protection.
AB - Foamed concrete is an attractive material for structural use and insulation of buildings, which can replace flammable organic insulating materials on the market. This study investigated the compressive and thermal properties of the plain, fly ash and expanded polystyrene (EPS) foamed concrete ranging widely in density from 180 to 1800 kg/m3. Furthermore, the compressive strength of the plain foamed concrete was analyzed at four density levels of 180, 325, 450, and 595 kg/m3 and at four temperatures of room temperature, 300, 600, and 900 °C to quantify its fire resistance. The compressive strength of the foamed concrete dramatically declined, and it suffered severe damage when the temperature was higher than 300 °C. A constitutive stress–strain model incorporating the compressive strength–density relationship and the temperature effects was also proposed for the plain foamed concrete. The findings may provide new perspectives on the existing design codes for energy efficiency and fire protection.
KW - Foamed concrete
KW - compressive behavior
KW - constitutive relation
KW - elevated temperature
KW - thermal conductivity
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U2 - 10.1080/21650373.2021.1961639
DO - 10.1080/21650373.2021.1961639
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85112701153
SN - 2165-0373
VL - 11
SP - 353
EP - 369
JO - Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials
JF - Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials
IS - 6
ER -