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Title: Design of Concrete Masonry Walls For Fire Endurance

Author(s): T.Z. Harmathy

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 39

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 179-203

Keywords: concretes; fire resistance; high temperature; humidity; hydration; lightweight aggregates; masonry walls; research; spalling; steam curing; thermal conductivity; thermal gradient; thermal properties

DOI: 10.14359/17829

Date: 1/1/1973

Abstract:
A review is presented of the work carried out in the author's laboratory over the past ten years concerning the fire endurance of concrete masonry walls. After defining fire endurance, the author surveys the material properties of concrete and the geometric features of the component units that affect the performance of concrete masonry walls in fire.