Investigating the relationship between colour change and the tensile strength of sandstone from Singapore’s Jurong formation with temperature and rate of temperature change

• Main Author: Soh, Wei Jie
• Other Authors: Wong Ngai Yuen Louis
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64141
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There are many underground structures like tunnels and caverns built in Singapore. As with any structure, thermal damage caused by fires is a concern. This study aims to find out how the strength of the Jurong Formation sandstone in Singapore’s west varies with increases in temperature. It also aims...