New generation composite panels for military and civil applications: mechanical, thermal, fire, and acoustic properties

The article presents selected results from a research programme on innovative composite panels featuring an insulating core and magnesium cement facings, optionally reinforced with additional steel facings. The scope of the research programme includes the assessment of the panels themselves, as well as the partitions constructed from them and entire buildings, including portable structures built in accordance with the requirements of the United States Army (UFC – Unified Facilities Criteria). Issues relating to structural performance, thermal efficiency, fire resistance, and acoustics were analysed.