TY - JOUR A1 - Klimek, André A1 - Stelzner, Ludwig A1 - Hothan, Sascha A1 - Zehfuß, Jochen T1 - Influence of thermal strain on concrete spalling JF - Materials and Structures N2 - Understanding the susceptibility to spalling of concrete members in case of fire is important to evaluate the residual load-bearing capacity. The investigations of the spalling phenomenon of a concrete mixture using real scale members are necessary but expensive to carry out. Reducing the specimen size leads to an increase of boundary effects that can result in a reduced spalling or absence of spalling. In this study, fire tests were carried out on unrestrained, single-sided exposed, cuboid shaped specimens (0.6 m x 0.6 m x 0.29 m) as well as unrestrained and steel ring restrained cylindrical specimens (Ø = 0.47 m, h = 0.29 m), which induce different boundary conditions. These fire tests were carried out on two ordinary concrete mixtures. The two mixtures differ only in the type of aggregates (quartz gravel and basalt grit) and were used to investigate the influence of the thermal expansion of the aggregate on the spalling behaviour of the concrete. The results show a significant increase of the spalling depth due to the restrained thermal expansion achieved by the applied steel rings. Additionally, the type of aggregate has a direct influence on the spalling behaviour of a concrete mixture. The reduction of the boundary effects by the steel rings recreate the test conditions in the centre of a large concrete member. Thus, this type of specimen is suitable to determine the susceptibility to spalling of a material (screening-tests) as preliminary investigations to full scale fire tests. KW - Spalling KW - Concrete KW - Fire test KW - Restraint KW - Screening test PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593350 DO - https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02274-x VL - 57 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-59335 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Mund, Maximilian A1 - Daus, Lars-Hendrik A1 - Hothan, Sascha A1 - Schaumann, Peter A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - Durability of intumescent coatings and recommendations for test concepts for a working life of more than 10 years JF - Fire Safety Journal N2 - It is an essential requirement for all building products to ensure durability of their fire safety. Throughout the working life of products, intumescent coatings are aged by certain climatic factors. To predict a lifetime of several years, generally the behaviour of the intumescent coating is extrapolated based on accelerated artificial ageing. The established German and European procedures to assess the durability assume a working life of at least 10 years. For a longer period, additional evidence is required; yet the procedure and the specifications to justify this are not described. In addition to addressing this formal lack, from a scientific point of view it is necessary to investigate the degradation of intumescent coatings in detail and to propose a reliable test concept to assess durability for more than 10 years. This paper summarises the existing knowledge about the ageing of intumescent coatings. The results of various demanding weathering approaches are presented for two intumescent coatings tested in a joint research project. Moreover, formulations with a reduced amount of functionally relevant components were analysed to gain insight into the associated effects. Derived from these research results and knowledge, recommendations are proposed to assess the durability of intumescent coatings for more than 10 years based on a combination of verifications. KW - Ageing KW - Fire protection KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel construction KW - Working life PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-603852 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2024.104173 SN - 0379-7112 VL - 146 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-60385 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -