A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A building panel manufactured from autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is used to form 5 one or more supporting structures or coverings of a fire resistant tunnel for vehicular traffic, particularly tunnels in which hydrocarbon based fuels are present within or being transported through the tunnel. The AAC panels are used to form the inner supporting framework or structures of the tunnel or the outer covering of the walls such as linings or facades or similar or both the inner supports and outer wall coverings depending 10 upon the requirements of the tunnel construction and the use of the tunnel, including the geology were the tunnel is located. The use of AAC panels to provide both support and fire resistance is novel. The advantage of using AAC panels is an increase in fire resistance of the tunnel generally and a reduction in fire propagation through the tunnel providing a greater safety margin for persons trapped within the tunnel to escape from 15 the tunnel openings and/or to escape to refuges or safety zones located within the tunnel. 10077220_1 (GHMatters) P97415.AU.2 16/03/18
A building panel manufactured from autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) is used to form 5 one or more supporting structures or coverings of a fire resistant tunnel for vehicular traffic, particularly tunnels in which hydrocarbon based fuels are present within or being transported through the tunnel. The AAC panels are used to form the inner supporting framework or structures of the tunnel or the outer covering of the walls such as linings or facades or similar or both the inner supports and outer wall coverings depending 10 upon the requirements of the tunnel construction and the use of the tunnel, including the geology were the tunnel is located. The use of AAC panels to provide both support and fire resistance is novel. The advantage of using AAC panels is an increase in fire resistance of the tunnel generally and a reduction in fire propagation through the tunnel providing a greater safety margin for persons trapped within the tunnel to escape from 15 the tunnel openings and/or to escape to refuges or safety zones located within the tunnel. 10077220_1 (GHMatters) P97415.AU.2 16/03/18
FIRE RESISTANT TUNNEL CLADDING
ROSS STEWART (author)
2018-10-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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