Journal
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 638-654Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.06.067
Keywords
Foamed concrete; Mechanical properties; High temperatures; Elevated temperatures; Concrete model; Strength prediction model; Stress-strain; Concrete in fire
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- Universiti Sains Malaysia [2011/0348]
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This paper reports the results of an experimental and analytical study to investigate the mechanical properties of unstressed foamed concrete exposed to high temperatures. Two densities of foamed concrete, 650 and 1000 kg/m(3), were made and tested with additional tests being performed on densities of 800, 1200 and 1400 kg/m(3) for additional data. The experimental results consistently demonstrated that the loss in stiffness for foamed concrete at elevated temperatures occurs predominantly after about 90 degrees C, regardless of density as water expands and evaporates from the porous body. From a comparison of the experimental results of this research with a number of predictive models for normal strength concrete, this research has found that the mechanical properties of foamed concrete can be predicted using the mechanical property models for normal weight concrete given that the mechanical properties of foamed concrete come from Portland Cement CEM1. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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