Gypsum board in fire - Modeling and experimental validation

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-282

  Ghazi Wakili, K ^a   Hugi, E ^a   Wullschleger, L ^a   Frank, Th ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcination; Dehydration; Effective heat capacity; Gypsum board; ISO standard fire; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; EFFECTIVE HEAT CAPACITY; GYPSUM BOARD; ISO STANDARD FIRE;

CALCINATION; DEHYDRATION; FIRE PROTECTION; SPECIFIC HEAT; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

GYPSUM;

EID: 34247562189     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: 15308049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734904107072883     Document Type: Article

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