Effect of temperature on mechanical properties of prestressing bars

X Hou, W Zheng, V Kodur, H Sun - Construction and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Properties of prestressing reinforcement deteriorate with rise in temperature and
hence the effect of temperature on mechanical properties is critical for evaluating the fire …

Creep of prestressing steels in fire

J Gales, L Robertson, L Bisby - Fire and Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
When prestressing steel (PS) is applied as continuous unbonded tendons within concrete,
as in the case of post‐tensioned (PT) construction, localized damage to the tendons may …

Improved time-hardening creep model for investigation on behaviour of pre-tensioned steel strands subject to localised fire

Y Du, JYR Liew, J Jiang, GQ Li - Fire Safety Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Pre-tensioned steel strands as basic elements have been widely used in hybrid string
structures, cable suspension roofs and cable-stayed bridges. There is a growing need to …

Thermal creep and relaxation of prestressing steel

Y Wei, L Zhang, FTK Au, J Li, NCM Tsang - Construction and Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
The thermal creep and relaxation of prestressing steel are crucial to the permanent loss of
prestress in post-tensioned concrete structures after fire. Harmathy's creep model is widely …

[图书][B] Structural fire performance of contemporary post-tensioned concrete construction

J Gales, K Hartin, L Bisby - 2015 - books.google.com
This SpringerBrief equips readers to develop defensible fire safety designs for a range of
concrete structures. It identifies current gaps in the research and provides a more complete …

Experimental response of semi-rigid reinforced concrete beam-column joints with bolted angle dissipating connections

Z Wu, X Lu, H Bao, L Li, Z Lu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Accelerated building construction is a challenge and opportunity for modern construction
techniques such as prefabricated building. However, insufficient connection detail for …

New parameters to describe high-temperature deformation of prestressing steel determined using digital image correlation

JA Gales, LA Bisby, T Stratford - Structural Engineering …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This paper describes the results from a series of high-temperature tension tests on
prestressing steel under sustained load (creep tests). Both steady-state and transient …

Failure behavior of unbonded bi-directional prestressed concrete panels under RABT fire loading

NH Yi, SJ Choi, SW Lee, JHJ Kim - Fire Safety Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Although the number of terror-and explosion-related incidents associated with military and
terrorist activities is increasing globally, the existing design procedure for civil infrastructures …

Acceptance criteria for unbonded post-tensioned concrete exposed to travelling and traditional design fires

C Jeanneret, J Gales, P Kotsovinos, G Rein - Fire Technology, 2020 - Springer
Modern architecture is striving for large open spaces, which has resulted in the development
of design methodologies such as the Improved Travelling Fires Methodology (iTFM). This …

Anisotropic curvature and damage of unbonded post-tensioned concrete slabs during fire testing

J Sjöström, D Lange, R Jansson McNamee, L Boström - Fire technology, 2017 - Springer
Two furnace tests, using two different fire exposures, on unbonded post-tensioned concrete
slabs (1700× 1200 mm) are reported. Local curvature is measured along two lines …