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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2024)

Published: November 15, 2024

Pages: 29-45

Review Paper

Damage to Limestone Exposed to High Temperatures - A Review

Mariam Ahmed 1 Assad Al-Omari 2
1University of Mosul
2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
History
  • Received: May 15, 2024
  • Revised: July 24, 2024
  • Accepted: September 15, 2024
  • Available Online: November 15, 2024
DOI

https://doi.org/10.37649/aengs.2024.149863.1080

Abstract

Previous studies showed that fire incidents cause a considerable deterioration of limestone samples' engineering and physical properties. Various laboratory tests were used in previous studies to investigate the properties of limestone. These tests included destructive and non-destructive tests like the hammer test, ultrasonic pulse velocity test, water-capillary rise test, and water transfer properties test, as well as destructive tests like the unconfined compression test and Brazilian tensile test. The stones of buildings exposed to fire are occasionally assessed on the site. This study analysed the physical and mechanical changes that occurred to the limestone samples when subjected to high temperatures, the damage mechanism, and laboratory or field damage assessment. This study also includes a review of the most significant studies that looked at how alternative cooling techniques—rapid water cooling or gradual air cooling—affect stone samples subjected to high temperatures and compared the behaviour of the samples in each scenario

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