Evaluating residual compressive strength of concrete at elevated temperatures using ultrasonic pulse velocity

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-130

  Yang, Hsuanchih ^a   Lin, Yiching ^a   Hsiao, Chiamen ^b   Liu, Jian You ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concrete; High temperature; Pulse velocity; Residual compressive strength

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE MIXTURES; LIGHT VELOCITY; MIXTURES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE; CONCRETE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; MIXTURE PROPORTIONS; PULSE VELOCITY; RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY; VELOCITY RATIO;

ELECTRIC FURNACES;

EID: 55949128485     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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