Dataset for the results of fibrous plaster tests: Flexural and FTIR tests for moisture and fungal degradation samples

Fibrous plaster tests have been conducted - fibrous plaster consists of gypsum plaster, hessian fibres and often a steel wire. It has been used for ceilings and as decorative features in theatres, civic buildings and private residences.

The data concerns the tests conducted to date concerning fibrous plaster material. The dataset consists of tests for fibrous plaster flexural tests and FTIR tests. Test samples were made and tested in the laboratories of the University of Bath. Flexural tests were conducted on rectangular samples which had been subjected to a range of moisture and fungal degradation. Hessian fibres within the flexural samples subjected to moisture and fungal treatments were further tested using FTIR and a peak ratios method was used to compare results with mechanical performance.

Keywords:
Fibrous plaster, hessian fibres, flexural tests, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), steel wires, fibreglass mat, quadaxial fibres
Subjects:
Civil engineering and built environment
Materials sciences

Cite this dataset as:
Dams, B., 2023. Dataset for the results of fibrous plaster tests: Flexural and FTIR tests for moisture and fungal degradation samples. Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01213.

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Data

FTIR plotted_ratios.xlsx
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Excel Spread sheet showing FTIR plotted ratios

Flexural tests … fungal).zip
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Excel spread sheet of the flexural tests data (apart from the two year fungal treatment)

Flexural tests … year fungal.zip
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Excel spread sheet of the flexural tests data for the two year fungal treatment

FTIR data (apart … fungal).zip
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Excel spread sheet for FTIR data (apart from the 2 year fungal treatment)

FTIR data 2 year fungal.zip
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Excel spread sheet for the FTIR data 2 year fungal treatment

FTIR data mould dishes.zip
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Excel spread sheet for the FTIR data for the mould grown in dishes

Creators

Barrie Dams
Data Collector
University of Bath

Contributors

University of Bath
Rights Holder

Coverage

Collection date(s):

From 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2022

Documentation

Data collection method:

Flexural examples: Twelve specimens each of a variety of moisture and fungal related treatments. Rectangular specimens were tested in three point bending tests. Samples groups included specimens both with and without hessian fibres. FTIR: Hessian fibres were then taken from samples and twelve specimens were tested from one sample from each sample group of the flexural specimens subjected to a variety of moisture and fungal treatments.

Technical details and requirements:

Flexural: 50 kN capacity test rig, Instron 3366 Universal testing machine applying a central point load at a displacement rate of 0.5 mm/min until a 1.5 mm displacement was reached, with the rate then increasing to 5 mm/min until a total displacement of 10 mm. FTIR: A Perkin Elmer Frontier FTIR instrument with a diamond Attenuated Total Reflectance head was used for the scans. A Mercury-Cadmium-Telluride (MCT) detector cooled by liquid nitrogen was used for the mid-infrared sensitivity and provides a better response for the low levels of energy reaching the detector. The scan resolution was 4 cm-1 with a wave number range from 600 cm-1 to 4000 cm-1. 32 scans were completed for each specimen.

Additional information:

Data is available in Microsoft Excel spread sheets.

Funders

An overlooked heritage – Revealing the fibrous plaster ceilings of the UK
RPG-2021-147

Fibrous Plaster - Phase 2

Publication details

Publication date: 9 February 2023
by: University of Bath

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01213

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/1213

Related papers and books

Maundrill, Z. C., Dams, B., Ansell, M., Henk, D., Ezugwu, E. K., Harney, M., Stewart, J., and Ball, R. J., 2023. Moisture and fungal degradation in fibrous plaster. Construction and Building Materials, 369, 130604. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130604.

Contact information

Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.

Contact person: Barrie Dams

Departments:

Faculty of Engineering & Design
Architecture & Civil Engineering

Research Centres & Institutes
Centre for Innovative Construction Materials (CICM)