scholarly journals Effect of silica fume and lateral confinement on fire endurance of high strength concrete columns

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
V K.R Kodur ◽  
R McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Silica Fume ◽  
Fire Resistance ◽  
High Strength Concrete ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Strength Concrete ◽  
Fire Endurance

Fire represents one of the most severe environmental conditions, and therefore should be properly accounted for in the design of structural members. The increased use of high strength concrete (HSC) in buildings has raised concerns regarding the behaviour of such concrete in fire. In particular, spalling at elevated temperatures, as identified in studies by a number of laboratories, is a main concern. In this paper, results from experimental studies on the fire resistance of HSC columns are presented. A comparison is made of the fire resistance performance of HSC columns with and without silica fume and with different confinement configurations. The effect of silica fume and the effect of confinement on the fire performance of HSC columns will be discussed. The results show that the fire endurance of HSC columns with higher silica fume content is lower and the reduced tie spacing and the provision of cross-ties are beneficial in minimizing the spalling in HSC.Key words: fire resistance, high strength concrete, reinforced concrete columns, spalling.

Reliability Analysis of High-Strength Concrete Columns during a Fire

2014 ◽  
Vol 629-630 ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhuang Xiao ◽  
Qing Hai Xie ◽  
Yi Zhao Hou ◽  
Zhi Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Fire Resistance ◽  
High Strength Concrete ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Axial Loading ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Explosive Spalling ◽  
Strength Concrete ◽  
High Strength Concrete Columns

A reliability analysis was conducted on high-strength concrete (HSC) columns during a fire. The influences of fire’s randomness and explosive spalling of concrete were investigated. The fire resistance for axial loading capacity of HSC columns was in terms of steel yield strength and concrete compressive strength with considering the effect of elevated temperatures. The load random variables included dead load and sustained live load. The JC method was applied to calculate the reliability index of the fire resistance of axially loaded HSC columns. It was found that the randomness of fire and explosive spalling of concrete had a significant influence on reliability of HSC columns.

Fire Resistance Performance of High-Strength Concrete Columns Reinforced with Pre-Stressed Wire Ropes

2013 ◽  
Vol 470 ◽  
pp. 880-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heung Youl Kim ◽  
Hyung Jun Kim ◽  
Kyung Hoon Park ◽  
Bum Youn Cho ◽  
Jae Sung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Fire Resistance ◽  
High Strength Concrete ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Concrete Column ◽  
Wire Ropes ◽  
Strength Concrete ◽  
Design Load ◽  
Resistance Performance ◽  
High Strength Concrete Columns

In this study, the fire resistance performance of high-strength concrete columns was evaluated to see the influence of lateral confinement reinforcement with wire ropes for improving ductility, fire resistance reinforcement with fiber cocktail and load ratio. For this, loaded fire test was conducted under ISO834 standard fire condition. The axial ductility of the 60MPa high-strength concrete column reinforced with pre-stressed wire ropes was improved and its fire resistance performance was also improved by 23% compared with its counterpart without wire ropes. The appropriate load for the 60MPa concrete column reinforced with wire ropes was found to be 70% of design load. The fire resistance performance of the 100MPa high-strength concrete column reinforced with pre-stressed wire ropes and fiber-cocktail was improved as much as 4 times compared with that reinforced with tie bars only. The appropriate load for the 100MPa columns was found to be less than 70% of design load in order for the columns to secure required fire resistance performance.

Residual Strength of Super High Strength Concrete Used Stone-Chip after Exposure to High Temperatures

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 2456-2460
Author(s):  
Guo Can Chen ◽  
Zhi Sheng Xu ◽  
Wei Hong Tang
Keyword(s):  
High Temperatures ◽  
High Strength Concrete ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Normal Strength Concrete ◽  
Strength Concrete ◽  
Fine Aggregates ◽  
Normal Strength ◽  
Peak Value

This paper presents the results of experimental studies on the residual compressive strength of concrete produced with stone-chip as fine aggregates with the compressive strengths of unheated specimen ranging from 45.8 to 129.5MPa after exposure to high temperatures and the experimental parameters being the temperature, admixtures, and PP fiber. Specimens were heated in an electric furnace for 4h to high temperatures ranging from 150 to 960°C. Experimental results showed that the compressive strengths of super high strength concrete used stone-chip (abbreviated to SHSCUS) and normal strength concrete used stone-chip (abbreviated to NSCUS) after exposure to elevated temperatures changed in the manners different from that of normal strength concrete, which reached their peak at about 400°C, and the presence of pp fibers in SHSCUS concrete could reduce the risk of spalling at the high temperatures and the peak value after fire.

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