Fire spalling behavior of high-strength concrete: A critical review

M Amran, SS Huang, AM Onaizi, G Murali… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Building and infrastructure damages, such as tunnels, have become a more important issue
because of the continuous expansion of rural and urban constructions. It is well-known that …

A review of test Methods, issues and challenges of Large-Scale fire testing of concrete tunnel linings

WM Lee, S Fragomeni, H Monckton… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article provides a summary of substantial aspects pertaining to the design of concrete
tunnel linings subjected to serious fire exposure. Compared to building fires, the air …

Influence of polypropylene and steel fibres on thermal spalling and physical-mechanical properties of concrete under different heating rates

N Algourdin, P Pliya, AL Beaucour, A Simon… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates three concrete compositions: a control concrete, a reinforced
concrete containing 60 kg/m 3 of steel fibres, and a hybrid concrete containing 60 kg/m 3 of …

The influence of pore pressure on fracture behaviour of Normal-Strength and High-Performance Concretes at high temperature

FL Monte, R Felicetti, MJ Miah - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019 - Elsevier
Explosive spalling consists in the sudden separation of concrete layers or pieces from the
surface exposed to fire, due to (a) stress caused by thermal gradients and external loads …

Residual bond‐slip behavior in reinforced concrete members exposed to elevated temperatures

F Asghari Ghajari, H Yousefpour - Structural Concrete, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many reinforced concrete (RC) structures survive fire events, after which investigation of
their residual performance becomes essential. The elevated temperatures experienced by …

Bond performance between slightly corroded steel bar and concrete after exposure to high temperature

O Yang, B Zhang, G Yan, J Chen - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Bond-slip characteristics of slightly corroded (less than 2% mass loss) reinforcing steel bars
embedded in concrete were investigated with pull-out tests conducted after exposure to high …

Heated slabs under biaxial compressive loading: a test set-up for the assessment of concrete sensitivity to spalling

F Lo Monte, R Felicetti - Materials and Structures, 2017 - Springer
Explosive spalling of concrete members in fire is the violent expulsion of shards from the
exposed face caused by the combined effect of pressure build-up in the pores due to water …

Fire spalling sensitivity of high-performance concrete in heated slabs under biaxial compressive loading

F Lo Monte, R Felicetti, C Rossino - Materials and Structures, 2019 - Springer
Explosive spalling of concrete exposed to fire consists in the violent expulsion of shards from
the hot surface due to the interaction between cracking and pore pressure build-up. Fire …

Assessment of concrete sensitivity to fire spalling: A multi-scale experimental approach

FL Monte, R Felicetti, A Meda, A Bortolussi - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fire behaviour of R/C structures can be strongly affected by spalling phenomenon, which
may offset the positive inherent features of concrete exposed to high temperature. This …

Bond after fire

ÉLV Hlavička - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Bond between concrete and reinforcement is investigated in this project after a thermal cycle
at high temperature to measure bond residual properties. Six mixes were prepared with …