Composites In Fire 5

10 - 11 July 2008, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

The Composites in Fire conferences exist to transfer understanding, technology and research results from major programmes from three continents, Europe, USA and Australia, to industry. Since CIF-4, which was held in 2005, substantial progress has taken place in testing and modelling the problem of the fire resistance of composite structures. It is the purpose of CIF-5 to report this progress and transfer the technologies and techniques developed to industry.

Conference programme

  • Understanding Fire Retardancy Mechanisms in Composites: A Key for Future Development
    B. Schartel, U. Braun, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
  • Fire Retardation of Polymeric Composites by Physical/Chemical Modification of the Resin Matrix
    B.K. Kandola, B. Biswas and S. Nazaré, Centre for Materials Research and Innovation, University of Bolton, UK
  • The Flame Retardancy Action of Anionic and Cationic Nanoclays: A Comparison Study
    C.M.C. Pereira1, M. Herrero3, F.M. Labajos3, A. Marques1, 2, V. Rives3
    1. INEGI, University of Porto, Portugal
    2. FEUP, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port, Portugal
    3. GIR-QUESCAT, University of Salamanca, Spain
  • An Absolute Fire Resistant Matrix for Composites: Vubonite
    Jan Wastiels1, Michel Dannau2, Jan Vanherck2
    1. Department of Mechanics of Materials and Constructions, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
    2. Symbion NV, Zonhoven, Belgium
  • A Kinetic Model for Predicting Stiffness and Strength of FRP Composites in Fire
    Y. Bai, T. Keller, Composite Construction Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
  • Finite Element Implementation of Models for Composites Exposed to Fire
    Z. Zhang, S.W. Case, Materials Response Group, Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
  • A Coupled CFD and Damage Progression Toolkit for Composite Structures Subjected to Fire
    J. Lua1, J. Shi1, P.E. DesJardin2, S.W. Case3
    1. Global Engineering and Materials Inc, New Jersey, USA
    2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, USA
    3. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
  • Thermo-Mechanical Damage Modeling of Woven Composite Laminates from Fire Environments
    C. Luo, P.E. DesJardin, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
  • Engineering, University at Buffalo, USA Predicting Cone Calorimeter Data using Heat and Mass Transfer Decomposition Models
    B.Y. Lattimer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
  • Thermal and Thermo-Mechanical Investigation of Polyester Based Composite Beams
    C Ludwig1, J. Knippers1, E. Hugi2, K. Ghazi Wakili2
    1. Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design, University of Stuttgart, Germany
    2. Department of Building Technologies, EMPA, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Performance Issues Related to Aerospace Composites Post-Fire and Post-Crash Fire Behaviour
    A.G. Gibson, Centre for Composite Materials Engineering, Newcastle University, UK
  • Post-Crash Fire Resistance of Next Generation Fuselage Structures
    G. La Delfa1, J.W. Luinge2, A.G. Gibson1
    1. NewRail Centre for Railway Research, Newcastle University, UK
    2. EADS Innovation Works, Munich, Germany
  • A Multi-Disciplinary Aero-Thermal-Progressive Failure Assessment of the STS-107 Shuttle Columbia Re-entry with Wing Leading Edge Damage
    F. Abdi, Alpha Star Corporation, Long Beach, USA
  • Developments in the Fire Testing and Certification of Composites Used in Railway and Marine Applications
    J. Murrell and P. Briggs, Bodycote Warringtonfire, Warrington, UK
  • Use of Fire Safety Engineering for the Design of Marine Composite Structures
    J. Gutierrez1, A. Breuillard2, P. Corrignan2, D. Marquis3, C. Chivas3, E. Guillaume3, M. Pavageau4
    1. DCNS, France
    2. Bureau Veritas, France
    3. LNE, France
    4. EMN, France
  • Review of Smoke Toxicity of Aerospace Composites
    A.P. Mouritz, School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Compressive Strength of Polymer Composites with Thermal Barriers in Fire
    S. Feih1, Z. Mathys2, A.G. Gibson3, A.P. Mouritz1
    1. School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia and Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd (CRC-ACS), Fishermans Bend, Australia
    2. Platform Sciences Laboratory, Defence Science & Technology Organisation, Melbourne, Australia
    3. Centre for Composite Materials Engineering, Newcastle University, UK
  • Fire Protection Systems for Floors of Buildings Made of GFRP Pultruded Profiles
    J.R. Correia, F.A. Branco, J.G. Ferreira, Instituto Superior Técnica (IST/ICIST), Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Development of a Fire-Retardant Composite Solution
    P.J. Spencer, T.J. Royle, Gurit UK
  • Glass Fibre Based Non-Wovens: How to Reach A2, s1, d0 classification for High Pressure Laminates
    R. Huusken, D. Haubrich, OCV Nonwoven Technologies, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

Conference proceedings

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