Behaviour of Blast Damaged Reinforced Concrete Components in Fire
Project Description
"Blast and impact loading poses particular challenges to civil engineers. An important topic in this field is the resilience of a structure after a blast event, and this depends very much on the residual resistance of the blast damaged components, as well as the soundness of the entire structural system. The residual state of the damaged members will certainly be affected by elevated temperature in case of a sustained fire following a blast. This project aims to investigate the possible effects of elevated temperature on the behaviour of structural components partially damaged by direct blast. The distinctive features of blast damage to structural components/materials will be analyzed using appropriate analytical/numerical tools (such as FE analysis), and the implications of such damage features in terms of fire effects will be assessed. Characteristics damage patterns will be classified, and for each pattern the behaviour of the damaged RC components in fire will be evaluated. Representative resistance function curves will be generated for design and assessment purpose."
Web Poster
Near the start of the project a web poster was prepared to summarise the purpose of the project, and the aims.
