The present research investigates the behaviour of sustainable Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) when subjected to high temperatures, focusing on workability, post-fire impact resistance, and effects fire protection coatings. To develop environmentally friendly SCC mixes, Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) such as Fly Ash (FA), Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS), Expanded Perlite...

Consequent to a big arson fire in a karaoke establishment, a new Karaoke Establishments Bill is to be implemented for providing a safer indoor environment for karaoke activities. There, a long list of fire safety provisions is specified. There are concerns from the local industry as it has not been demonstrated that following the new requirements will ensure fire safety. Building refurbishment ...

Lignin was epoxidized using interfacial catalysis, which improved the reaction speed and solubility immensely. Epoxidized lignin cured with particles into thermosets that could be used as a strong adhesive or fire-resistant coating.

We present a methodology to detect terrain mobilization in the years following a fire using multitemporal Landsat TM imagery. Furthermore, we show the spectral evolution of the land cover since fire occurrence, and analyze the feasibility of detecting the type of land cover a number of years after fire occurrence. The methodology developed here is a spectral change identification technique base...

This paper deals with the measurement and modeling of transmission parameters of metallic cables under extreme temperatures. Metallic cables are often used in hazardous environments and for many critical applications, in which the fire events can occur, e.g. as signaling cables for temperature and fire sensors etc. These cables usually have special fire resistant and retardant coatings and shie...

A study of the ignition of non-fire-resistant hydraulic fluid sprays was conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Both an open flame and a hot steel surface were used as the external heat sources. With the open flame as the heat source, the minimum oil temperature and minimum spray nozzle pressure that resulted in an ignition were measured. The effects of the dist...

Gallery forests are widespread in most tropical savanna landscapes creating a mosaic of grass-dominated systems with tree components and forest patches. Interactions among water, nutrient availability, wildfires have influenced the structure, patterns, processes these landscape shaped today’s biodiversity savanna–forest transitions Orinoco basin Colombia Venezuela. However, fires become larger ...

Abstract Context Several plant traits are associated with resistance to fire, thus fire-resistant species may give rise more landscapes. However, up-scaling from landscape- and regional-scale fire effects remains a challenge. Objectives We test two hypotheses: (1) forests composed of experience lower severity than less species; (2) wildfires affecting greater smaller patches high-severity fire....

Termites play an important ecological role in many ecosystems, particularly in nutrient-poor arid and semi-arid environments. We examined the distribution and occurrence of termites in the fire-prone, semi-arid mallee region of south-eastern Australia. In addition to periodic large wildfires, land managers use fire as a tool to achieve both asset protection and ecological outcomes in this regio...