An embedded FE model for modelling reinforced concrete slabs in fire

Engineering Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3228-3238

  Yu, Xinmeng ^a   Huang, Zhaohui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embedded FEM; Fire condition; Layered slab FE model; Numerical modelling; Reinforced concrete slab; Tensile failure; Weak discontinuity

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; CRACKS; DAMPING; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIRE PROTECTION; FIREPROOFING; FIRES; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); FLAMMABILITY TESTING; FORECASTING; MESH GENERATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SHOCK PROBLEMS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; TEST FACILITIES; TESTING; THEOREM PROVING;

EMBEDDED FEM; FIRE CONDITION; LAYERED SLAB FE MODEL; NUMERICAL MODELLING; REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB; TENSILE FAILURE; WEAK DISCONTINUITY;

CONCRETE SLABS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DISCONTINUITY; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIRE BEHAVIOR; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 54949136853     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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