Research And Markets: Structural Health Monitoring 2010: Proceedings Of The 5th European Workshop

This volume presents a key focus on the behavior of structures under fire exposure, including the "art, science and practice of structural fire engineering", including the following topics: Fire and thermal models for fire resistance evaluation; Numerical modeling of structures exposed to fire; Simple calculation methods; Experimental studies; Material behavior at high temperature; Practical applications and case studies; Analysis of ""whole structure"" behavior; and Steel, concrete, masonry, timber, aluminum, and composite structures.

Executive Summary - Composites, metals and concrete at high temperatures - Experimental and model analysis of whole structure behavior Key Topics Covered: STEEL STRUCTURES - Experimental Investigation of Fundamental Behavior of Steel Members under Fire Loading - A 3D Numerical Analysis of a Typical Steel Highway Overpass Bridge under a Hydrocarbon Fire - Numerical Analysis of the Cross-Sectional Capacity of Structural Steel Members in Fire - Stability Check of Steel Frames Exposed to Fire - Thermal Response of Steel Columns Exposed to Localized FiresNumerical Simulation and Comparison with Experimental Results - Structural and Fire Behaviour of a New Light Gauge Steel Wall System - Development of a 3D Co-Rotational Beam-Column Element for Structural Analysis of Steel and Composite Frames Exposed to Fire - Fire-Induced Progressive Collapse of Steel Structures that have Sustained Localized Damage - Lateral-Torsional Buckling of Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Beams Subjected to Combined End Moments and Transverse Loads in Case of Fire - Reliability-Based Capacity Reduction and Fire Load Factors For Design of Steel Members Exposed to Fire - Temperature of External Column During Fire Test Restrained Steel Beam Behaviour in Case of Fire, Depending on Load Ratio, Performed in Case Study of a Bus Station - Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Cellular Beams with Elongations Openings at Elevated Temperature - Performance Based Design Approach for Evaluating Fire Resistance of Restrained Steel Beams - Load Bearing Capacity of Steel Structures after Fire - Stress-Based Equations for Predicting the Buckling Capacity of Steel Plates Exposed to Fire - A Study of Damage Mechanism of Thick Fireproof Coating for Steel Member Subjected to Monotonic Loading CONTRETE STRUCTURES - New Regulations for Hollow Core Slabs After Premature Partial Collapse - Performance in Fire of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Strengthened Concrete Beams Including Embedded Fibre Optic Sensors - Fire Performance of Precast Prestressed Concrete Beam with Openings - Explosive Spalling of Concrete Columns with Steel and Polypropylene Fibres Subjected to Severe Fire - Fire Resistance of a Concrete Box Beam Prestressed by External Tendons - Behavior of Concrete Columns Subjected to Fire - The Influence of Travelling Fires on the Response of a Concrete Frame - Simplified Procedure for Shear Failure Assessment of RC Framed Structures Exposed to Fire - Modeling the Fire Response of Reinforced Concrete Columns under Biaxial Bending - Modelling the Fire Resistance of Prestressed Concrete Floors Using Multi-Spring Connection Elements - Behaviour of Earthquake Damaged Reinforced Concrete Structures In Fire - Fire Testing of an Earthquake Damaged RC Frame - A Simplified Sectional Analysis Approach for RC Elements During Fire Events - Moment Curvature Relationships for Fire Damaged Reinforced Concrete Sections - Experimental Examination of Residual Load Bearing Capacity of RC Beams Heated Up to High Temperature - Influence of Thermal Elongation of Beams on the Fire Resistance of RC Frames - Stability of RC Structure Under Non-Uniform Thermal Exposure - The Fire Performance of Polymer Fibre Reinforced Composite Concrete Slabs - Estimating the Response of Flat Plate Concrete Slab Systems to Fire Exposure - Structural Behavior of Reinforced Pre-Compressed Concrete (r.c.) Structures in Fire: Paradigms and Lessons from Experience - Spalling of Normal Strength Concrete Walls in Fire - A Material Model for the Numerical Simulation of High Strength Concrete Columns Subjected to Fire Loading - Modeling R/C Columns in Fire According to Different Constitutive Models for Heated Concrete - Performance of FRP-Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Design Fire Exposure COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - Composite Columns Made of Partially Encased Steel Sections Subjected to Fire - Parametrical Study on the Behaviour of Steel and Composite Cellular Beams Under Fire Conditions - Performance of RC Beam to Concrete Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) Column Frames Subjected to Fire - Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Behaviour of Protected Composite Floor Beams with Web Openings in Fire - Influence of Reinforcement Properties on the Failure of Composite Slabs in Fire - Collapse Mechanisms of Composite Slab Panels in Fire - Planning for a Large-Scale Fire Test on a Composite Steel-Frame Floor System - Large-Scale Fire Test of Unprotected Cellular Beam Acting in Membrane Action - Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Steel and Concrete Composite Floors Subjected to ISO Fire Condition - Experimental Evaluation of Composite Floor Assemblies Under Fire Loading - A Numerical Model for Unbraced Composite Frames in Fire - Fire Resistance of Axially Loaded Slender Concrete Filled Steel Tubular Columns - Performance Based Fire Resistance Design of CFT Columns in a Railway Station - Fire-Resistance Evaluation of Double CFT Columns Under Central Axial Load - Fire Endurance Performance of Cellular GFRP Columns with Water-Cooling System - Influence of Moisture Transpor on Fire Resistance of Steel Concrete Composite Slab - Numerical Modelling of Membrane Action of Composite Slabs in Fire Situation - Fire Test of Composite Floor with Castellated Beams - The Slab Panel Method: Design of Composite Floor Systems for Dependable Inelastic Response to Severe Fires TIMBER STRUCTURES - Design Method for the Separating Function of Timber Structures - Design Model for Fire Exposed Cross-Laminated Timber - Failure Mechanisms of Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) Systems Under Natural Fire Conditions - Fire Resistance of Connections in Timber Structures - Design of Timber-Concrete Composite Floors for Fire Resistance - Fire Performance of Epoxied Connections in Heavy Timber Structures - Fire Resistance of Wood-Steel-Wood Bolted Timber Connections - Fire Performance of Engineered Versus Traditional Lumber - Fire Resistance of Traditional Timber Post and Beam ConstructionAn Experimental and Modeling Study - Timber Bolted Joints Subjected to High Temperatures - Post Protection Behaviour of Wooden Wall and Floor Structures Completely Filled with Glass Wool - Failure Times of Gypsum Boards - Using Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting Temperatures In Timber - A Laboratory Study into the Fire Resistance Performance of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) CONNECTIONS - Improved Details for Fire-Induced Steel Single Plate Shear Connections - Fire Performance of External Semi-Rigid Composite Joints - Experimental Investigations and Analytical Model for the Behavior of Grade 8.8 Bolts and Butt Welds Under Heating and Subsequent Cooling - Investigations on the Behavior of Steel Single Plate Beam End Framing Connections in Fire - A Simplified Model for Modelling End-Plate Connections In Fire - Testing of Composite Top-and-Seat-and-Web Angle Joints at Ambient and Elevated Temperature - Numerical Modelling of HSS Endplate Connections at Elevated Temperatures - Experimental Study of Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Bolts After Fire - Finite Element Analyses of Flexible End-Plate Connections Between Steel Beams and Columns at Elevated Temperatures - How Connections Affect Global Response MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR - Constitutive Equations and Empirical Creep Law of Structural Steel S460 at High Temperatures - Experimental Study of the Mechanical Properties of Prestressed Steel Wire at Elevated Temperatures - Influence of Polypropylene Fibres on the Thermal Strain of High Strength Concrete at High Temperatures - Fire Induced Transient Creep Causing Stress Relaxation and Tendon Rupture in Unbonded Post-Tensioned Structures: Experiments and Modeling - Experimental Study of Aging Effects on Insulative Properties of Intumescent Coating for Steel Elements - Bond Strength Degradation for Prestressed Steel and Carbon FRP Bars in High-Performance Self-Consolidating Concrete at Elevated Temperatures and in Fire - Strain Development of Traditional and Self-Compacting Concrete During Fire - Behaviour at High Temperature of Concretes Prepared with Flint, Quartzite or Limestone Aggregates - How the Steel Fibres Improve the Residual Properties of Concrete Subjected to High Temperature - Experimental Study on Fire Performance and Protection of Building Seismic Rubber Bearings - Consideration of Transient Creep in the Eurocode Constitutive Model for Concrete in the Fire Situation - Deformation of Concrete Due to Mechanical and Fire Loads - Physical Properties and Behaviour of High-Performance Concrete at High Temperatures - Permeability of High Performance Concrete at Elevated Temperatures - Uni-Axial Behaviour of Confined Fiber Reinforced High Strength Concrete Exposed to Elevated Temperatures - Effect of Heating Method on the Physical Properties of Hybrid Fibre Reinforced High Strength Concrete at High Temperature - Pore Pressure Measurement Inside Hybrid Fibre-Reinforced High Strength Concrete Under High Temperature Condition - The Application of RGB Histogram Analysis of Colour Images as a Method of Assessing the Condition of Concrete in Structures After Fire - On High-Temperature Properties of Structural Shotcrete Containing Different Accelerating Agents - Proposal for the Model and the Mechanical Properties at High Temperature for High Strength Concrete Mixed with Fiber Cocktail - High-Strength Concrete Reinforced Jute Fiber and Water-Soluble PVA Fiber under High Temperature - A Theoretical Approach for Estimating Mechanical and Electric Properties of Polymers and Polymer-Concrete Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures - Fire Behaviour of High Performance ConcreteAn Experimental Investigation on Spalling Risk - Stress-Strain Curves of Steel and Aluminum Exposed to Natural Fires - Tangent Modulus of ASTM A992 Steel at Elevated Temperatures - Behaviour of Galvanized High Strength Grade 10.9 Bolts Under Fire Conditions FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING AND PRACTICE - Using Open Sees for Structures in Fire - Significance of Common U.S. Construction Details on Fire Resilience Of Structural Steel Floor Systems - Structural Response of Unprotected Floor Assemblies in Realistic Residential Fire Scenarios - Mitigation of Post-Earthquake Fire Risk to Building Structures - The Use of Adiabatic Surface Temperature to Design Structures For Fire Exposure - Variability of Fire and Concrete Temperatures and the Associated Uncertainty in Structural Behavior - Feedback and Knowledge Gaps from a Variety of Structural Fire Engineering Projects - Prediction and Calibration of Fire Resistance of Standard Units - A Simplified Approach for Evaluating Equivalent Fire Resistance Under Design Fire Exposures - An Assessment of the Use of Structural Deformation as a Method of Determining Area of Fire Origin - Structures Fire Safety: The Brazilian Research Project - Overview of the AISC Specification Appendix 4Structural Design For Fire Conditions - Determining the Moment-Curvature Diagram of Aluminum Cross-Sections in Fire; A Numerical Code and Practical Examples For more information visit