• Characterization of the fire behaviour of tropical wood species for use in the construction industry 

      Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Montón Lecumberri, Joaquín; Navarro Ezquerra, Antonia; Giraldo, Pilar; Sotomayor, Javier; Palumbo, Mariana (Technischen Universität Graz, 2016)
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      It is widely acknowledged that wood is a combustible and flammable material. However, not all woods have the same fire behaviour; this can change significantly depending on the type and species of wood. Usually, hardwoods ...
    • Factors affecting smouldering combustion of bio-based thermal insulation materials 

      Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Palumbo Fernández, Mariana; Giraldo, Pilar (2015)
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      The present paper presents further results of an on-going research previously exposed in the first COST FP1404 meeting in April 2015. The research focuses on the analysis of the smouldering combustion of an innovative ...
    • Improvement of fire reaction and mould growth resistance of a new bio-based thermal insulation material 

      Navarro Ezquerra, Antonia; Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Palumbo, Mariana; Giraldo, Pilar; Lesar, Boštjan (Elsevier, 2016-12-20)
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      In the present paper, the performance of an innovative thermal insulation rigid board is evaluated in terms of fire behaviour and fungal resistance. The board is based on vegetal pith and a natural gum (corn pith and sodium ...
    • Influencia de diferentes parámetros en el comportamiento al fuego de siete especies de frondosas mejicanas 

      Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Giraldo, Pilar; Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Montón Lecumberri, Joaquín; Sonnier, Rodolphe (Publicaciones EPSEB, 2017)
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      En este artículo se analiza el comportamiento al fuego de siete maderas frondosas mejicanas. La finalidad es intentar determinar cuáles son los parámetros que ejercen influencia en el comportamiento al fuego de la madera. ...
    • Numerical-simulation research on building-facade geometry and its effect on fire propagation in wooden facades 

      Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Giraldo, Pilar; Avellaneda Diaz-Grande, Jaime; Burgos Leiva, Camila (2014)
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      Fire protection is a very important requirement in the facade of a building. When there is a fire in a building, the facade can be one of the quickest spreading pathways, regardless of the material of which it is constructed. ...