CEMEX Creates Fire and Explosion Proof Concrete
May 04 2016 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that
CEMEX Mexico developed a fire- and explosion-resistant concrete.
The company designed this solution specifically to safeguard the
Data Processing Center, Proyecto Q, of the Santander Group. Located
in Queretaro, Mexico, Proyecto Q is the Santander Group’s most
technologically intensive and energy-efficient data processing
center in the world.
When a gas station was built 20 meters away from Proyecto Q’s
façade, the Santander Group carried out a risk analysis and
concluded that its facilities were vulnerable to the effects of
potential thermal radiation (fire) and overpressure (explosion).
The Santander Group turned to CEMEX for the design and construction
of a perimeter wall capable of withstanding both scenarios.
“Only CEMEX, through its Cement and Ready Mix Technology Center,
was able to provide us with the perfect solution for this
significant challenge,” said David Romero, Real Estate Director in
Queretaro for the Santander Group in Mexico.
The result developed for the Santander Group is a 204-meter long
and 1.10-meter thick perimeter barrier with a maximum height of
10.30 meters. The design is comprised of two 50- and 20-centimeter
thick walls, separated by a 40-centimeter wide air chamber. CEMEX
in Mexico supplied 3,000 cubic meters of a high-strength structural
concrete with special raw materials that increase its fire
resistance. Additionally, its durable and curable auto-compacting
specifications facilitate the ecological and economic viability of
the project.
In order to certify CEMEX’s specialty concrete for the project,
a full-scale prototype of the wall was built at the Efectis and TNO
research centers in the Netherlands. The wall was subjected to
physical fire tests, withstanding a temperature of 1150° C for more
than 60 minutes, and to impact tests of a direct overpressure wave
of 1.1 bars for 80 milliseconds. The success of these experiments
met the demands stipulated in preliminary studies, and the
performance of the wall was awarded certification from the Bureau
Veritas rating company.
CEMEX’s cement and ready mix technology centers are part of the
R&D collaboration network, headed by CEMEX Research Group AG,
based in Switzerland.
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high
quality products and reliable service to customers and communities
in more than 50 countries. Celebrating its 110th anniversary, CEMEX
has a rich history of improving the well-being of those it serves
through innovative building solutions, efficiency advancements, and
efforts to promote a sustainable future.
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