TY - JOUR A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - Performance of intumescent fire protection coatings applied to structural steel tension members with circular solid and hollow sections N2 - Intumescent fire protection coatings are used to improve the fire resistance of steel members. Due to slender cross-sections typically used for tension members, high demands are placed on the effectiveness and reliability of the intumescent coatings. This paper describes real-scale fire tests of intumescent coatings applied to steel tension members with circular solid and hollow sections. First, the current regulations for the application of intumescent coatings on steel tension members are discussed. After that, a comparison between the foaming behaviour and failure mechanisms of intumescent coatings applied to steel tension members with different cross-sections and loading conditions is given. Next, the experimental setup and procedure of the performed fire tests are presented. In addition, the influences of various parameters on the performance of the intumescent coating are analysed, including the geometry of the steel profile, dry film thickness of the intumescent coating, load utilisation level as well as the orientation of the member. Based on the theoretical considerations and results of the fire tests, it is evidenced that mechanically loaded fire tests are essential to assess accurately the contribution of intumescent fire protection coatings to the fire resistance of steel tension members with circular solid sections. KW - Fire tests KW - Intumescent coating KW - Reactive fire protection system KW - Steel KW - Tension members PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-548981 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103605 SN - 0379-7112 VL - 131 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-54898 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fürst, Richard T1 - European test standard for intumescent coatings applied to steel tension bars with solid section N2 - Description of the FIRESTEMIC project and the newly developed test standard for reactive fire protection systems on steel tension members. T2 - Symposium 2022 Heißbemessung - Structural Fire Engineering CY - Brunswick, Germany DA - 13.09.2022 KW - Fire tests KW - Tension member KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel KW - Test standard PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55702 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fürst, Richard A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Peter, A. A1 - Rohleder, R. A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - European test standard intumescent coatings applied to steel tension bars with solid section N2 - Intumescent coatings are used in civil engineering to improve the fire resistance of steel constructions. Due to the thin coating thickness and the profile-following application, the architectural appearance of the steel structure can be preserved. EN 13381-8 provides regulations to determine the contribution to the fire resistance of intumescent coatings applied to steel beams and columns. The scope of this standard excludes tension members and steel members with solid sections. For products that have already been successfully tested and assessed on beams and columns, EN 13381-10 offers the possibility based on unloaded fire tests to extend the scope of application of intumescent coatings to tension bars with solid sections. This approach contradicts the national safety level in Germany, where mechanically loaded testing is mandatory. Therefore, a new part of the test standard series EN 13381 is currently developed to enable the application of intumescent coatings on steel tension bars with solid section based on mechanically loaded fire tests. BAM has already carried out numerous fire tests on loaded steel tension members with intumescent coatings. Currently, in the BAM research project FIRESTEMIC, the influence of the steel bar orientation and the profile type on the thermal performance of intumescent coatings are investigated. Both questions concerning the thermal protection ability of intumescent coatings were analysed based on three different test sets, which were carried out in the tension furnace (Fig. 1a). The fire exposure corresponds to the standard temperature-time curve according to EN 1363-1. This paper summarises the main findings from the fire tests conducted in the FIRESTEMIC project. The results serve as an experimental background for the proposal of the new standard. Regarding the bar orientation, a new test setup was developed and proposed for the new standard. The two tested commercial water-based intumescent coatings with applied dry film thickness from 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm showed only a slight dependence on the bar orientation. In terms of the steel profile type, circular and rectangular solid sections with identical section factor and applied dry film thickness were tested. It was observed that the circular solid bars with diameter 30 mm heat up faster compared to the solid rectangular bars with dimension 30×30 mm (Fig. 1b). Also at larger steel bars, i.e. diameter 40 mm and dimension 40×40 mm, the same trend occurred. Thus, it is recommended for the new test standard to allow a transfer of the test results from circular to rectangular solid sections. In addition, the paper will describe and explain the test and assessment procedure proposed for the newly developed standard. T2 - 8th Symposium Structural Fire Engineering CY - Brunswick, Germany DA - 13.09.2022 KW - Fire test KW - Steel KW - Tension member KW - Intumescent coating KW - Test standard PY - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - TU Braunschweig CY - Braunschweig AN - OPUS4-55703 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fürst, Richard T1 - Research Project FIRESTEMIC - Results and Recommendations N2 - The presentation summarizes the results of the research project. T2 - Workshop 2022 - Feuerwiderstand von Stahlzuggliedern mit reaktiver Brandschutzbeschichtung CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 06.09.2022 KW - Fire tests KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel KW - Tension member PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55700 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Häßler, Dustin T1 - Durability of intumescent coatings N2 - For intumescent coatings durability is an important aspect. Due to ageing, which is caused by climatic conditions, the thermal protection performance of intumescent coatings can be reduced during the working life. The national German and the European procedures to assess the durability of intumescent coatings presume a working life of 10 years. For a longer period, additional investigations are required. However, the European assessment procedure does not provide specific information how to prove a durability of more than 10 years. In addition to this formal reason, also from a scientifical position, it is necessary to investigate the degradation of intumescent coatings in detail to propose a corresponding test concept for a durability of more than 10 years. The presentation summarises the existing knowledge about the degradation behaviour and ageing of intumescent coatings. Furthermore, the results of different approaches from a recently conducted research project are presented. Starting from a water-based and an epoxy-based guide formulation, in a first approach a degradation of the intumescent coating was carried out directly during the production process, i.e. by reducing the concentration of functionally relevant chemical components. In another approach, the duration of the short-term weathering tests was significantly extended, i.e. by multiple repetition of the artificial weathering. The thermal protection performance of the intumescent coating was assessed by fire tests and tests with electrical heating source. In addition, small-scale tests were carried out to determine the thermal material properties of the intumescent coating and thermo-analytical methods were applied to characterise the degradation. Derived from this knowledge, possibilities to test and assess a working life for a period of more than 10 years are proposed. T2 - European Conference - Protective & Fire-Retardant Coatings CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 18.10.2023 KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel KW - Fire protection KW - Durability PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58637 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Becker, Andreas A1 - Fürst, Richard A1 - Hothan, Sascha ED - Simões da Silva, Luís ED - Vila Real, Paulo ED - Santiago, Aldina ED - Craveiro, Hélder ED - Laim, Luís T1 - Fire resistance testing of steel tension members with hollow section protected by intumescent coating N2 - This book presents the proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference Structures in Fire. The conference took place at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Portugal, from 19 to 21 June 2024, under the auspices of the SIF movement. Structural fire safety is a crucial aspect of the design of buildings and infrastructures. Significant advances in research have increased the knowledge on this topic. However, until the 1990s, there were few forums for structural fire engineers to exchange ideas and share research findings. SIF (Structures in Fire) specialised workshop series was conceived in the late 1990s and the “First International SIF Workshop” was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000, followed by workshops in Christchurch, New Zealand (2002), Ottawa, Canada (2004) and Aveiro, Portugal (2006). The series of workshops evolved into conferences and the 2008 event in Singapore was the fifth International Conference on Structures in Fire. This was followed by events in East Lansing, USA (2010), Zurich, Switzerland (2012), Shanghai, China (2014), New Jersey, USA (2016), Belfast, UK (2018), Brisbane, Australia (2020) and Hong Kong, China (2022). Information about previous conferences, including complete proceedings, can be found at www.structuresinfire.com. The main mission of SIF conferences is to provide an opportunity for researchers and engineers from the global structural fire engineering community to participate, share and discuss the recent findings, innovations and developments with their peers in an open and international forum. Following the great success of the previous International Conferences, the University of Coimbra was selected to host the 13th International Conference on Structures in Fire. As with most of the recent conferences, the number of papers submitted far exceeds the number of papers that can be accommodated in the three-day programme, even with two parallel sessions. SIF 2024 received 249 abstracts before the deadline and accepted 172 abstracts after the review process by at least three reviewers from the scientific committee. These proceedings represent 132 full papers, collectively representing the state of the art in fundamental knowledge and practical application of structures in fire. Forty-two countries from around the globe have contributed to them. The papers are grouped into the following research topics: Applications of Structural Fire Engineering, Composite Structures in Fire, Concrete Structures in Fire, Timber Structures in Fire, Masonry Structures in Fire, Steel Structures in Fire, Experimental Research of Structures in Fire, Numerical Modelling of Structures in Fire, Other Topics Related to Structures in Fire. Finally, the Organizing Committee would like to thank the continuous support from the SIF Steering Committee chaired by Prof Jean-Marc Franssen. We also would like to thank to the Scientific Committee chaired by Prof Paulo Vila Real, the authors and all the supporting staff (and volunteer team) from the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) in Coimbra, for making SIF 2024 a successful conference. DA - 19.06.2024 KW - Fire resistance KW - Fire test KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel KW - Tension member PY - 2024 DO - https://doi.org/10.30779/cmm_SIF24 SP - 1173 EP - 1183 PB - CMM – Portuguese Steelwork Association AN - OPUS4-60815 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fürst, Richard A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - Influence of the profile type and bar orientation on the performance of intumescent coatings applied to steel tension bars N2 - Intumescent coatings are commonly used in civil engineering to improve the fire resistance of steel constructions. Especially in the case of tension bars, where mostly circular or rectangular solid sections are used, intumescent coatings offer an efficient measure to improve the fire resistance taking advantage of profile-following application and low coating thickness requirements. Thus, the architectural appearance of slender profiles can be preserved. The paper describes real-scale mechanically loaded and unloaded fire tests of circular and rectangular solid steel tension bars with intumescent coating. The aim of these tests is to investigate the influence of the different profile types as well as different bar orientations on the performance of intumescent coatings. The results are used to specify a normative test and assessment procedure to be implemented in a new European standard for determining the contribution of intumescent coatings to the fire resistance of circular or rectangular bars used as tension members. KW - Fire test KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel tension member KW - Fire resistance PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103678 SN - 0379-7112 VL - 134 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-56172 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 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 - TY - CONF A1 - Häßler, Dustin T1 - Fire resistance testing of steel tension members with hollow section protected by intumescent coating N2 - Steel tension members with hollow sections are used in applications such as trusses. To ensure the fire resistance, the steel must be prevented from heating up too quickly. A suitable solution is the application of intumescent coatings. However, the approval-based scope of application of these products generally does not include steel tension members with hollow section. This is mainly due to the lack of a corresponding European test and assessment standard. To investigate the characteristics to be considered when testing these structural members and assessing the contribution of the intumescent coating to the fire resistance, several mechanically loaded fire tests were carried out using a special tension test furnace. The fire tests have shown that intumescent coatings can provide a significant improvement in the fire resistance of steel tension members with hollow section. However, this specific application generally places particularly high demands on the performance of the intumescent coating. This is partly due to the four-sided fire exposure and the mainly filigree cross sections, which both result in high section factors. In addition, there is an increased crack formation due to the tensile load. As a result, the thermal protection of the tested intumescent coating on the tension members decreased compared to columns with the same section factor and fire exposure. Consequently, the presence of a mechanical load in the fire test as well as the type of loading affect the thermal protective performance of the intumescent coating and shall be considered. T2 - Structures in Fire Conference 2024 CY - Coimbra, Portugal DA - 19.06.2024 KW - Fire resistance KW - Fire test KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel KW - Tension member PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60389 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fürst, Richard A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Stelzner, Ludwig A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - Fire resistance of existing steel structures with aged intumescent coating based on an in situ test method N2 - Intumescent coatings are commonly used in civil engineering to increase the fire resistance of steel structures. Exposed to fire, the intumescent coating reacts and forms a thermal protective char around the steel member. Thus, the heating of the steel is significantly slowed down and the fire resistance can be improved. Information regarding the scope of application and the durability of intumescent coatings are given in national approvals or European Technical Assessment documents. Due to the environmental conditions, intumescent coatings are subjected to ageing effects, which can reduce the durability and their thermal protection performance. To predict the durability for several years, during the approval procedure the behaviour of intumescent coatings is predominantly extrapolated based on accelerated artificial ageing. The established German and European assessment procedures to test and assess durability assume a working life of at least 10 years. Additional evidence may be required for longer periods. However, at present there is no method of verifying the thermal performance of existing structural members on site. For this reason, BAM is conducting the research project "INSIST" [1] to develop a minimally invasive in situ test method to determine the fire resistance of existing steel structures with applied intumescent coating. The investigation includes the development of a mobile prototype furnace. The paper describes the test setup, the developed prototype furnace, and the results of the performed test programme on uncoated and coated steel specimens. Based on this, recommendations for the test procedure are given. KW - In situ testing KW - Fire resistance KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel KW - Thermal protection KW - Durability PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-629533 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104380 VL - 153 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-62953 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fürst, Richard A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Stelzner, Ludwig A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - Development of an in situ test method to assess the fire resistance of steel members with applied intumes-cent coating N2 - Intumescent coatings are commonly used in civil engineering to improve the fire resistance of steel constructions. Exposed to fire, the intumescent coating reacts and forms a thermal protective char around the steel member. Thus, the heating of the steel is delayed, and a higher fire resistance can be achieved. Generally, the scope of application and the durability of intumescent coatings are described in national approvals or European Technical Assessment (ETA) documents. Due to environmental conditions, intumescent coatings are subjected to ageing effects, which can reduce their durability and thermal protection performance. Available in situ methods to investigate the performance of applied intumescent coatings, such as visual inspection, flame exposure testing, adhesive tensile tests or chemical analysis, are not fully conclusive. Therefore, in the civil engineering practice, there is an increasing demand to verify the fire resistance of existing steel structures with applied intumescent coatings necessary in several cases, e.g., the working life is exceeded, the visual appearance of the intumescent coating changed or the information about the applied product is missing. The research presented in the paper shows the progress of the ongoing research project "INSIST" at BAM [1], where a new in situ method is being developed to assess the actual fire resistance of existing steel structures with applied intumescent coating. The investigation is based on a development of the in situ test procedure and a mobile prototype furnace. T2 - 10th Symposium Structural Fire Engineering CY - Braunschweig, Germany DA - 24.09.2024 KW - In situ KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel structures KW - Test procedure PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 15 AN - OPUS4-61275 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fürst, Richard A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Stelzner, Ludwig A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - In situ test procedure to determine the fire resistance of exisiting steel structures with aged intumescent coating N2 - Intumescent coatings are commonly used in civil engineering to increase the fire resistance of steel structures. In case of a fire, the intumescent coating reacts and forms a thermally protective char around the steel member. Thus, the heating of the steel is significantly delayed, and as a result, a higher fire resistance can be achieved. Throughout the working life, intumescent coatings are aged by climatic factors. To predict durability for several years, the behaviour of the intumescent coatings is extrapolated based on accelerated artificial ageing. The established German and European assessment procedures to test and predict durability assume a working life of at least 10 years. For an extended period, additional evidence is required; yet the procedure and specifications to justify this are not described. Available in situ methods to assess the thermal performance of intumescent coatings are currently limited in their information content. Therefore, BAM is conducting a research project to develop a minimally invasive in situ test procedure to determine the fire resistance of existing steel structures with applied intumescent coating. The paper will describe the test setup, the developed prototype furnace, and the results of the performed test programme with uncoated and coated steel specimens. Based on this, recommendations for the test procedure are given. T2 - Structures in Fire 2024 CY - Coimbra, Portugal DA - 19.06.2024 KW - In situ KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel structures KW - Test procedure PY - 2024 SN - 978-989-35292-2-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.30779/cmm_SIF24 SP - 1217 EP - 1228 AN - OPUS4-61258 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fürst, Richard A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Stelzner, Ludwig A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - Development of an in situ test method to assess the fire resistance of steel members with applied intumescent coating N2 - Intumescent coatings are commonly used in civil engineering to improve the fire resistance of steel constructions. Exposed to fire, the intumescent coating reacts and forms a thermal protective char around the steel member. Thus, the heating of the steel is delayed, and a higher fire resistance can be achieved. Generally, the scope of application and the durability of intumescent coatings are described in national approvals or European Technical Assessment (ETA) documents. Due to environmental conditions, intumescent coatings are subjected to ageing effects, which can reduce their durability and thermal protection performance. Available in situ methods to investigate the performance of applied intumescent coatings, such as visual inspection, flame exposure testing, adhesive tensile tests or chemical analysis, are not fully conclusive. Therefore, in the civil engineering practice, there is an increasing demand to verify the fire resistance of existing steel structures with applied intumescent coatings necessary in several cases, e.g., the working life is exceeded, the visual appearance of the intumescent coating changed or the information about the applied product is missing. The research presented in the paper shows the progress of the ongoing research project "INSIST" at BAM, where a new in situ method is being developed to assess the actual fire resistance of existing steel structures with applied intumescent coating. The investigation is based on a development of the in situ test procedure and a mobile prototype furnace. T2 - 10th Symposium Structural Fire Engineering – TU Braunschweig 2024 CY - Braunschweig, Germany DA - 24.09.2024 KW - In situ KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel structures KW - Test procedure PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61261 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fürst, Richard A1 - Häßler, Dustin A1 - Stelzner, Ludwig A1 - Hothan, Sascha T1 - In situ test procedure to determine the fire resistance of existing steel structures with aged intumescent coating N2 - BAM is conducting a research project to develop a minimally invasive in situ test procedure to determine the fire resistance of existing steel structures with applied intumescent coating. In presentation and submitted paper is describe the test setup, the developed prototype furnace, and the results of the performed test programme with uncoated and coated steel specimens. Based on this, recommendations for the test procedure are given. T2 - Structures in Fire 2024 CY - Coimbra, Portugal DA - 19.06.2024 KW - In situ KW - Intumescent coating KW - Steel structures KW - Test procedure PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61257 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eiz Eddin, Ahmad T1 - Fire induced spalling behaviour of CFRP-reinforced concrete N2 - Fire tests on CFRP-reinforced concrete elements without and with various protection measures to prevent spalling are presented. The protection measures include the application of an intumescent coating to the fire exposed surface as well as the use of a modified concrete mixture containing polypropylene fibres (PP-fibres). T2 - CrossFire School CY - Como, Italy DA - 26.05.2025 KW - Concrete spalling KW - CFRP KW - Polypropylene fibres KW - Intumescent coating PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63349 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -