Performance of precast concrete floor systems during the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquake series

Samuel Robert Corney; Richard Stuart Henry; Jason Maxwell Ingham

doi:10.1680/macr.13.00106

Performance of precast concrete floor systems during the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquake series

Magazine of Concrete Research ◽

10.1680/macr.13.00106 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 66 (11) ◽

pp. 563-575 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Samuel Robert Corney ◽

Richard Stuart Henry ◽

Jason Maxwell Ingham

Keyword(s):

Precast Concrete ◽

Concrete Floor ◽

Earthquake Series ◽

Floor Systems

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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH OF PRECAST CONCRETE FLOOR BLOCKS WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE

Applications of Structural Fire Engineering ◽

10.14311/asfe.2015.051 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Dubravka Bjegovic ◽

Ivana Miličevic ◽

Nina Štirmer

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

High Temperature ◽

Precast Concrete ◽

Partial Replacement ◽

Concrete Floor ◽

Clay Bricks ◽

Natural Aggregate ◽

Floor Systems ◽

Concrete Blocks ◽

Crushed Brick

The paper presents possibility of usage of crushed clay bricks and roof tiles as an aggregate for concrete in precast concrete floor blocks. According to literature review, concrete with crushed brick and roof tiles as an aggregate has better thermal properties than regular concrete with natural aggregate. Applicability of concrete mixture for precast concrete blocks was tested regarding the requirements set in HRN EN 15037-2 Precast Concrete products – Beam and block floor systems – Part 2: Concrete blocks. Precast concrete blocks with crushed bricks and roof tiles were made and their mechanical properties after exposure to high temperature were tested. Based on experimental results, conclusions are made about usage of crushed bricks and roof tiles as partial replacement of natural aggregate in concrete for precast concrete blocks with improved resistance to high temperatures.

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