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High Performance Concrete - Design Guidelines.

Tomasson, Bödvar (1998)
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Civil Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.)
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Abstract
In this master thesis a basis for design rules, for High Performance Concrete (HPC) under fire attack, has been assessed and preliminary design guide lines have been suggested. The report encompasses
detailed discussions on mechanical as well as thermal properties of HPC.
The report also gives a methodology for the development of simplified design methods. The methodology differs somewhat for beams and slabs, and for columns, where structural factors have to be taken into consideration.
The calculation method presented is based on a simplification of the relative strength at elevated temperatures, derived from specimen furnace tests. The simplification consists in the employment of single isotherm strength curves (the 400 and 500 °C... (More)
In this master thesis a basis for design rules, for High Performance Concrete (HPC) under fire attack, has been assessed and preliminary design guide lines have been suggested. The report encompasses
detailed discussions on mechanical as well as thermal properties of HPC.
The report also gives a methodology for the development of simplified design methods. The methodology differs somewhat for beams and slabs, and for columns, where structural factors have to be taken into consideration.
The calculation method presented is based on a simplification of the relative strength at elevated temperatures, derived from specimen furnace tests. The simplification consists in the employment of single isotherm strength curves (the 400 and 500 °C isotherms) for calculation of load bearingcapacity.
Tests, carried out in Japan and Germany, were compared to computerised predictions of the structural behaviour of columns. The comparison gave acceptable and conservative results. (Less)
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author
Tomasson, Bödvar
supervisor
organization
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
interaction diagrams, test simulation, material properties, High performance concrete, structural fire design, concrete beams, columns, slabs
report number
5008
ISSN
1102-8246
language
English
id
1687166
date added to LUP
2010-09-29 14:17:46
date last changed
2014-03-10 10:40:30
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  abstract     = {{In this master thesis a basis for design rules, for High Performance Concrete (HPC) under fire attack, has been assessed and preliminary design guide lines have been suggested. The report encompasses
detailed discussions on mechanical as well as thermal properties of HPC.
The report also gives a methodology for the development of simplified design methods. The methodology differs somewhat for beams and slabs, and for columns, where structural factors have to be taken into consideration.
The calculation method presented is based on a simplification of the relative strength at elevated temperatures, derived from specimen furnace tests. The simplification consists in the employment of single isotherm strength curves (the 400 and 500 °C isotherms) for calculation of load bearingcapacity.
Tests, carried out in Japan and Germany, were compared to computerised predictions of the structural behaviour of columns. The comparison gave acceptable and conservative results.}},
  author       = {{Tomasson, Bödvar}},
  issn         = {{1102-8246}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{High Performance Concrete - Design Guidelines.}},
  year         = {{1998}},
}