Builtech Construction has broken ground on an 850-square-foot ADU in San Jose, California, using insulated concrete form ...

While it doesn't burn in the conventional sense, concrete chips and flakes when exposed to fire, for the same reasons that firewood crackles. Water trapped inside the material vaporizes when subjected ...

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Self-compacting high-performance concrete has till now suffered from one weakness: when exposed to fire it flakes and splits, which reduces its loadbearing capacity. Scientists in Switzerland have now ...

The main goal in this project was to study the behavior of Concrete-Filled Double-Skin Tube (CFDST) columns subjected to fire following earthquake scenarios. For this purpose, the behavior of CFDST ...

Feb. 21 (UPI) --Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a technique for extracting fibers from old tires and adding them to concrete mix, improving the concrete's resistance to fire.

Researchers have identified an improved construction for 3D printed walls that would make them more fire retardant than existing configurations. The discovery could help advance the technology’s ...

Thermomass, the leading manufacturer of building insulation systems for the concrete industry, is proud to announce the successful completion of the ASTM E-119 fire test. The fire test was conducted ...

Keywords: Fire following earthquake; Concrete-filled double-skin tube columns; Composite columns; Multi-hazard design; Seismic performance; Cyclic testing; Fire resistance; Post-earthquake fire ...