Abstract
The design of a fire resistant coating for tunnel passive fire protection and its performance under thermal loading are presented. The material falls under the class of potassium based geopolymers (K-geopolymer) and was prepared by mixing ferronickel (FeNi) slag, doped with pure alumina, with a highly alkaline potassium hydroxide aqueous phase. The physical, mechanical and thermal properties of the K-geopolymer were determined and compared to those of some commercially available fire resistant materials. Its behavior upon exposure to fire was assessed by subjecting a concrete slab, coated with a 5 cm thick K-geopolymer layer, to thermal loading under the RijksWaterStaat (RWS) temperature–time curve, which is considered as the most severe prescribed tunnel fire scenario. During the test, the geopolymer/concrete interface temperature remained under 280 °C, which is 100 °C lower than the RWS test requirement, proving the effectiveness of the material as a thermal barrier. In addition, the K-geopolymer retained its structural integrity after the test, without any significant macroscopic damage.
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