Spalling in high strength concrete exposed to fire - Concerns, causes, critical parameters and cures

Structures Congress 2000: Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering

Volumn 103, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Kodur, V K R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fire performance; Fire resistance; High strength concrete; Moisture; Polypropylene fibres; Spalling

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL PARAMETER; DESIGN SOLUTIONS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FIRE CONDITION; FIRE PERFORMANCE; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE; IN-BUILDINGS; POLYPROPYLENE FIBRES;

CURING; FIREPROOFING; FIRES; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MOISTURE; SPALLING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIRE RESISTANCE;

EID: 74949116390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40492(2000)180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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