Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Steel Profiles with Intumescent Coating Adjacent to Space-Enclosing Elements in Fire. (1st December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kraus, Peter; Mensinger, Martin; Tabeling, Florian; Schaumann, Peter
• Is Part Of: Journal of structural fire engineering. Volume 6:Number 4(2015)
• Page Start: 237
• Page End: 246
• Publication Date: 2015-12-01
• Subjects: intumescent coating -- numerical simulation -- fire tests; Fire protection engineering -- Periodicals; 628.92205
• DOI: 10.1260/2040-2317.6.4.237
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-2317

Abstract

Abstract : In this paper, the research program "Optimized use of intumescent coating systems on steel members" is presented. The aim of the project is to quantify the influence of space-enclosing elements on the thermal behavior of supporting steel members. Those elements partially result in a restrained expansion of the fire protection system. Experimental investigations on coated beams and columns directly connected to space-enclosing elements are presented. Additionally, numerical simulations are performed for temperature field calculations of steel elements with intumescent coating. As a new development, the numerical model takes into account the expansion process of the intumescent coating.