Investigating the effect of prior damage on the post-earthquake fire resistance of reinforced concrete portal frames

HR Ronagh, B Behnam - International Journal of Concrete Structures and …, 2012 - Springer
Post-earthquake fire (PEF) can lead to a rapid collapse of buildings that have been partially
damaged as a result of a prior earthquake. Almost all standards and codes for the design of …

Performance of reinforced concrete structures subjected to fire following earthquake

B Behnam, H Ronagh - European Journal of Environmental and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Fire following earthquake (FFE) is a serious threat to structures that are partially damaged in
a prior earthquake potentially leading to a quick collapse of the structure. The majority of …

Methodology for investigating the behavior of reinforced concrete structures subjected to post earthquake fire

B Behnam, HR Ronagh, H Baji - Advances in concrete …, 2013 - techno-press.org
Post earthquake fire (PEF) can lead to the collapse of buildings that are partially damaged in
a prior ground-motion that occurred immediately before the fire. The majority of standards …

Plastic hinge relocation in reinforced concrete frames as a method of improving post-earthquake fire resistance

B Behnam, PJ Lim, HR Ronagh - Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
Post-earthquake fire (PEF) presents a risky situation to buildings that have been partially
damaged in a prior earthquake, particularly in urban areas. As most standards ignore the …

Numerical evaluation of the post-earthquake fire resistance of CFRP-strengthened reinforced concrete joints based on experimental observations

B Behnam, HR Ronagh, PJ Lim - European Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article describes experimental and numerical studies on the structural resistance of two
reinforced concrete beam-column joints. While both specimens are of similar configurations …

An engineering solution to improve post-earthquake fire resistance in important reinforced concrete structures

B Behnam, H Ronagh - Advances in Structural Engineering, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
An investigation based on sequential analysis is performed here on the Immediate
Occupancy performance level of important structures designed to the ACI 318–08 code after …

Post‐earthquake fire resistance of CFRP strengthened reinforced concrete structures

B Behnam, HR Ronagh - The structural design of tall and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐earthquake fire (PEF) presents a high risk to buildings that have been partially
damaged in a prior earthquake, particularly in urban areas. As most standards and criteria …

A study on the effect of sequential post-earthquake fire on the performance of reinforced concrete structures

B Behnam, H Reza Ronagh - International Journal of Structural …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–Post-earthquake fire (PEF) can lead to a rapid collapse of structures partially
damaged by earthquake. As there is almost no established PEF provisions by codes and …

Performance-based vulnerability assessment of multi-story reinforced concrete structures exposed to pre-and post-earthquake fire

B Behnam, H Ronagh - Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Post-earthquake fire can potentially bring about much more damage than the earthquake
itself. Performing a vulnerability assessment for a structure that has already sustained …

Firewalls and post-earthquake fire resistance of reinforced-concrete frames

B Behnam, HR Ronagh - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil …, 2016 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Post-earthquake fire (PEF) contributes significantly to loss of life and property following large
earthquakes in urban regions. In the absence of adequate PEF provisions in the codes and …