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This gives design guidance for engineers showing the prediction of the temperature elevation of intumescent coated steel structures in fire, changes to the state and thickness of the porous char, and aging of the organic ingredients as components are dissolved by moisture in the air, which affects the design life of the structure.
List of contents
1. Introduction to intumescent coatings. 2. Determining the thermal resistance of intumescent coatings. 3. Behaviour of intumescent coatings under large space fire. 4. Behaviour of intumescent coatings exposed to localized fire. 5. Hydrothermal aging effects on insulative properties of intumescent coatings. 6. Influence of topcoat on insulation and anti-aging performance of intumescent coatings. 7. Predicting temperatures of steel substrates with intumescent coatings under non-uniform fire heating condition.
About the author
Guo-Qiang Li is a professor of structural engineering at Tongji University, China, director of the Research Centre of the Education Ministry of China for Steel Construction and director of the National Research Centre of China for Pre-fabrication Construction.
Ling-Ling Wang is an associate professor of Structural Engineering at Huaqiao University, China.
Qing Xu is an assistant professor of structural engineering at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China.
Jun-Wei Ge is a Product Manager at AkzoNobel Marine, Protective & Yacht Coatings in China.
Summary
This gives design guidance for engineers showing the prediction of the temperature elevation of intumescent coated steel structures in fire, changes to the state and thickness of the porous char, and aging of the organic ingredients as components are dissolved by moisture in the air, which affects the design life of the structure.
