Post-Fire Assessment and Retrofitting of Concrete Buildings: Case Study
Reinforced concrete structures possess good fire-resistance properties and rarely experience failure during a fire incident. However, following a fire incident, proper post-fire assessment and repair of the structure may be needed for rehabilitation of the building. This paper presents the applicati...
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Veröffentlicht in: | ACI structural journal 2022-09, Vol.119 (5), p.57-67 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Reinforced concrete structures possess good fire-resistance properties and rarely experience failure during a fire incident. However, following a fire incident, proper post-fire assessment and repair of the structure may be needed for rehabilitation of the building. This paper presents the application of the X-ray diffraction technique in the analysis of powder samples extracted from concrete members for the estimation of sectional temperatures reached in a real fire incident. Using these sectional temperatures, a simplified evaluation approach was applied for evaluating the residual capacity of structural members in a fire-damaged building. Results of the analysis showed a reduction of 30% and 27% of beam and column capacity after exposure to a fire incident, respectively. Based on the analysis, recommendations were made for rehabilitating the fire-damaged building to meet current design code specifications. Keywords: concrete microstructure; fire damage; post-fire assessment; X-ray diffraction. |
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ISSN: | 0889-3241 0889-3241 1944-7361 |
DOI: | 10.14359/51734898 |