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1 Introduction to intumescent coatings |
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1.1 Damage of steel structures in fire |
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1.2 Types of insulative coatings for protecting steel structures against fire |
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1.2.1 Active fire protection and passive fire protection |
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1.2.2 Non-intumescent and intumescent types of fire insulation for steel structures |
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1.2.2.1 Non-intumescent coatings and boards |
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1.2.2.2 Intumescent coatings |
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1.3 Application of intumescent coatings for protecting steel structures |
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1.3.1 Advantages of intumescent coatings |
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1.3.2 Key points of application |
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1.3.2.1 Weather resistance |
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1.3.2.2 Using topcoats to improve water resistance |
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1.3.2.3 Fire protection of connections |
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1.3.3 Typical steel structure projects protected with intumescent coatings |
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1.3.3.1 Shanghai Tower building |
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1.3.3.2 Chengdu Tianfu New International Airport |
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1.3.3.3 Semiconductor manufacturing plants |
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1.4 Mechanism of intumescent coatings for fire protection of steel structures |
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1.5 Main issues of intumescent coatings for protecting steel structures |
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1.5.1 Determining the thermal resistance of intumescent coatings |
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1.5.2 Behaviour of intumescent coatings under large space fires |
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1.5.3 Behaviour of intumescent coatings under localized fires |
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1.5.4 Ageing effect of intumescent coatings |
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1.5.5 Influence of the topcoats on the fire protection of intumescent coatings |
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1.5.6 Temperature prediction of steel substrates protected by intumescent coatings |
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2 Determining the thermal resistance of intumescent coatings |
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2.1 Definition and usage of the thermal conductivity of materials |
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2.2 Thermal conductivity of intumescent coatings |
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2.2.1 Time-dependent thermal conductivity |
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2.2.2 Effective thermal conductivity |
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2.2.3 Constant effective thermal conductivity |
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2.3 Tests for determining the constant effective thermal conductivity of intumescent coatings |
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2.3.3 Test results and discussions |
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2.3.3.1 Furnace and steel temperatures |
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2.3.3.2 Effective thermal conductivity |
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2.3.3.3 Constant effective thermal conductivity |
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2.3.3.4 Comparison of constant effective thermal conductivity between various specimens |
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2.4 Use of constant effective thermal conductivities for intumescent coatings |
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3 Behaviour of intumescent coatings under large space fires |
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3.3 Experimental measurements and observations of intumescent coating behaviour |
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3.4 The three-stage model of thermal conductivity |
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3.4.1 Temperature dependent effective thermal conductivity |
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3.4.2 Constant effective thermal conductivities |
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3.4.3 Inter-fire relationships for three-stage constant effective thermal conductivities |
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3.5 Applicability of the three-stage constant effective thermal conductivity model |
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3.5.1 Calculation of protected steel temperature with the three-stage thermal model |
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3.5.2 Effectiveness of the three-stage thermal conductivity model |
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4 Behaviour of intumescent coatings exposed to localized fires |
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4.1 Localized fire and test setup |
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4.3 Observation of the localized fire |
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4.3.2 Fire temperature distributions |
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4.4 Performance of intumescent coatings |
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4.4.1 Reactions of intumescent coatings |
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4.4.2 Cracking of intumescent coatings |
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4.4.3 Expansion of intumescent coatings |
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4.4.4 Temperature-dependent effective thermal conductivity of intumescent coatings |
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4.4.5 Validation of three-stage model for the thermal resistance of intumescent coatings under localized fires |
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5 Hydrothermal ageing effects on the insulative properties of intumescent coatings |
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5.1 Ageing mechanism of intumescent coatings in a hydrothermal environment |
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5.2 Degradation of intumescent coatings due to ageing in a hydrothermal environment |
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5.2.1 Test specimens with intumescent coatings |
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5.2.2 Hydrothermal ageing tests |
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5.3 Assessment of insulative properties of aged intumescent coatings |
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5.3.1 Effect on the temperature elevation of steel substrates |
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5.3.2 Effect on the effective thermal conductivity of coatings |
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6 Influence of topcoats on insulation and the anti-ageing performance of intumescent coatings |
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6.1 Effect of a topcoats on restraining expansion and the thermal resistance of intumescent coatings |
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6.1.1 Specimen preparation |
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6.1.3.1 Appearance and expansion of intumescent coatings |
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6.1.3.2 Steel temperatures |
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6.1.3.3 Constant effective thermal conductivity |
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6.2 Effect of topcoats on the ageing of intumescent coatings |
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6.2.1 Specimen preparation |
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6.2.2 Hydrothermal ageing test |
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6.2.3.1 Surface appearance of specimens |
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6.2.3.2 Microstructures of intumescent coating chars |
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6.2.3.3 Effect on expansion ratios |
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6.2.3.4 Effect on the temperature elevations of steel substrates |
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7 Predicting the temperatures of steel substrates with intumescent coatings under non-uniform fire heating conditions |
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7.1 Steel temperature calculation method |
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7.2 Division of steel members exposed to non-uniform fire heating conditions |
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7.2.1 Division of steel members into segments |
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7.2.2 Division of a cross-section into plates |
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7.3 Gas temperature distribution of localized fires |
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7.4 Temperature distributions of steel members exposed to localized fires |
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7.4.1 Comparison of steel temperature distributions along member length |
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7.4.2 Comparison of steel temperature distributions across member section |
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7.4.3 Comparison of steel temperature-time curves |
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