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Fire resistance of light gauge steel frame (LSF) walls can be enhanced by lining them with single or multiple layers of wall boards. This research is focused on the thermal performance of magnesium oxide (MgO) wall boards in comparison to the conventional gypsum plasterboards exposed to standard fire on one side. Thermal properties of MgO board and gypsum plasterboard were measured first and then used in the finite element heat transfer models of the two types of panels. The measured thermal property results show that MgO board will perform better than the gypsum plasterboards due to its higher specific heat values at elevated temperatures. However, MgO board loses 50 % of its initial mass at about 500 °C compared to 16 % for gypsum plasterboard. The developed finite element models were validated using the fire test results of gypsum plasterboards and then used to study the thermal performance of MgO board panels. Finite element analysis results show that when MgO board panels are exposed to standard fire on one side the rate of temperature rise on the ambient side is significantly reduced compared to gypsum plasterboard. This has the potential to improve the overall thermal performance of MgO board lined LSF walls and their fire resistance levels (FRL). However, full-scale fire tests are needed to confirm this. This paper presents the details of this investigation and the results.
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The authors would like to thank Australian Research Council for financial support and the Queensland University of Technology for providing the necessary facilities and financial support to conduct this research project.
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Rusthi, M., Keerthan, P., Mahendran, M., Ariyanayagam, A.D. (2017). Thermal Performance of Magnesium Oxide Wall Board Using Numerical Modelling. In: Harada, K., Matsuyama, K., Himoto, K., Nakamura, Y., Wakatsuki, K. (eds) Fire Science and Technology 2015. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0376-9_68
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