Properties of External Insulation Surface Preparation Mortar Using Expandable Graphite for Fire Resistance

Sung-Young Song, Hwa-Sung Ryu, Sang-Heon Shin, Deuck-Mo Kim and and Won-Jun Park
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Sung-Young Song: Yoosong Engineering, Dongan-gu 14054, Anyang, Korea
Hwa-Sung Ryu: Hanyang Experiment and Consulting, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Korea
Sang-Heon Shin: Hanyang Experiment and Consulting, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Korea
Deuck-Mo Kim: Hwarok Construction Industry, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Korea
and Won-Jun Park: Department of Architectural Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok 25913, Korea

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 23, 1-13

Abstract: In the case of fire, surface treatment agents used in external insulation finishing methods are substances that are vulnerable to fire. This study examined the incorporation and applicability of expandable graphite in surface preparation mortar so that heat transfer to the surface part can be suppressed even when the cementitious surface preparation mortar is thinly constructed in the external insulation method. Experimental results showed that the mechanical properties of surface preparation mortar were improved by using the fly ash and silica fume. Surface treatment materials using expanded graphite have a characteristic of expanding when a fire occurs. It was experimentally confirmed that incorporating expanded graphite can reduce the phenomenon of heat penetration to the rear surface when the surface preparation mortar is exposed to high temperatures such as a flame.

Keywords: external insulation; surface preparation mortar; expandable graphite; fire resistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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