TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility analysis of the use of rigid polyurethane foam in modular sandwich panels for rapid assembly structures
AU - Samali, Bijan
AU - Nemati, Saeed
AU - Sharafi, Phezhman
AU - Yaghmaei, Farzad
AU - Farrokhi, Alireza
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Mobile and rapidly assembled structures play an important role in building temporary and semi-permanent accommodations and shelters in post-disaster management. One of the most efficient construction systems that can be used in rapidly assembled buildings is lightweight panelized systems. Use of rapidly assembled panelized systems is becoming very popular for cutting the construction time and transportation costs that make them suitable options for rapid assembly construction. In addition, when acoustic and thermal insulation of buildings is important, foam filled composite sandwich panels are an effective solution. Soft, semi-rigid and rigid Polyurethane (PU) foams, which are first introduced into the market in the 1950s, are most popular types of foams. Regarding the research performed in the last decade, the structural behavior of PU foam filled sandwich panels has been investigated by several researchers worldwide. There is a need for a comprehensive feasibility studies on the use of rigid PU foam in structural sandwich panel cores so that various aspects of this material is deeply investigated. In this paper, a feasibility study carried out on a commercial type of rigid PU foam with trading name AUW763, to be used as the core material of sandwich panels, based on ASTM E1730-15. Results show AUW763 meets the standards requirements and specifications for building constructions.
AB - Mobile and rapidly assembled structures play an important role in building temporary and semi-permanent accommodations and shelters in post-disaster management. One of the most efficient construction systems that can be used in rapidly assembled buildings is lightweight panelized systems. Use of rapidly assembled panelized systems is becoming very popular for cutting the construction time and transportation costs that make them suitable options for rapid assembly construction. In addition, when acoustic and thermal insulation of buildings is important, foam filled composite sandwich panels are an effective solution. Soft, semi-rigid and rigid Polyurethane (PU) foams, which are first introduced into the market in the 1950s, are most popular types of foams. Regarding the research performed in the last decade, the structural behavior of PU foam filled sandwich panels has been investigated by several researchers worldwide. There is a need for a comprehensive feasibility studies on the use of rigid PU foam in structural sandwich panel cores so that various aspects of this material is deeply investigated. In this paper, a feasibility study carried out on a commercial type of rigid PU foam with trading name AUW763, to be used as the core material of sandwich panels, based on ASTM E1730-15. Results show AUW763 meets the standards requirements and specifications for building constructions.
KW - foam
KW - polyurethanes
KW - prefabricated houses
KW - sandwich construction
UR - http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:47724
UR - http://www.geomatejournal.com/node/1174
U2 - 10.21660/2018.51.06166
DO - 10.21660/2018.51.06166
M3 - Article
SN - 2186-2982
VL - 15
SP - 113
EP - 120
JO - International Journal of GEOMATE
JF - International Journal of GEOMATE
IS - 51
ER -