Experimental study on fire protection methods of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer

2007, Volume 1, Issue 4

Abstract

Keywords

Related Research

Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering >> 2007, Volume 1, Issue 4 doi: 10.1007/s11709-007-0054-7

Experimental study on fire protection methods of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer

Research Institute of Structural Engineering and Disaster Reduction, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;

Available online: 2007-12-05

HTML0 PDF 3 Collect 0

Next Previous

Abstract

In this paper, two reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and attached with thick-painted fire resistant coating were tested for fire resistance following the standard fire testing procedures. The experimental results show that the specimen pasted with the insulated layer of 50 mm in thickness could resist fire for 2.5 h. It is also demonstrated that the steel wire mesh embedded in the insulated layer can effectively prevent it from cracking and eroding under firing.

Keywords

polymer ; insulated ; resistant ; CFRP ; resistance

Related Research