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Title: | Full-scale testing of a damaged reinforced concrete frame in fire |
Authors: | Sharma, Umesh Kumar Bhargava, Pradeep Singh, Bhupinder N.. Singh, Yogendra C. Kumar V. Kamath P. Usmani A. Torero J. Gillie M. Pankaj P. May I. Zhang J. |
Published in: | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings |
Abstract: | Fires are a relatively likely event following earthquakes in urban locations and in general are an integral part of the emergency response strategies, which are focused on life safety in most developed economies. Similarly, building regulations in most countries require engineers to consider the effect of seismic and fire loading on structures to provide an adequate level of resistance to these hazards; however, this is only on a separate basis. To the authors' knowledge there are no current regulations that require buildings to consider these hazards in a sequential manner to quantify the compound loading and design for the required resistance. This paper provides a first and early report from a novel set of tests on a full-scale reinforced concrete frame subjected to simulated earthquake and fire loads. The results from the first test indicate that the test frame could withstand a pre-damage corresponding to a seismic performance level and subsequent 1 h fire exposure without collapse. Important observations have been made about the development of temperatures and displacements in the various structural elements during the mechanical loading and subsequent fire excursion. |
Citation: | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings (2012), 165(7): 335-346 |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.11.00031 http://repository.iitr.ac.in/handle/123456789/6643 |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | ICE Publishing Ltd |
Keywords: | Concrete structures Fire engineering Safety and hazards Seismic engineering |
ISSN: | 9650911 |
Author Scopus IDs: | 57214359120 14068541600 37961051100 36101951700 57210244397 57206269188 7006213305 7004558676 6602245521 16048008900 8399137200 55523042100 |
Author Affiliations: | Sharma, U.K., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India Bhargava, P., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India Singh, B., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India Singh, Y., Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India Kumar, V., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India Kamath, P., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India Usmani, A., School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Torero, J., School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Gillie, M., School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Pankaj, P., School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom May, I., School of Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Zhang, J., School of Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
Corresponding Author: | Sharma, U. K.; Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Publications [CE] Journal Publications [EQ] |
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