Effect of Fire Damage on Seismic Behavior of Cast-in-Place Reinforced Concrete Columns

Ugur Demir*, Caglar Goksu, Goktug Unal, Mark Green, Alper Ilki

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of an experimental study that was conducted to investigate the postfire seismic behavior of reinforced concrete columns. Five full-scale, flexure-critical code-complying (e.g., ACI 318-14) cast-in-place reinforced concrete columns were tested to failure under a constant axial load and reversed cyclic lateral displacements after being exposed to an ISO-834 standard fire for 30, 60, and 90 min. Other than the effects of the duration of the fire exposure, the effects of the thickness of the concrete cover (25 and 40 mm) on the structural performance was also investigated for the short fire exposure duration (30 min). The responses of the columns were analyzed in terms of lateral load-displacement relationships, ductility, stiffness, energy dissipation capacities, and residual displacements. The test results indicated that the fire exposure reduced the lateral load capacity of the columns, whereas the deformability capabilities were found to be satisfactory in terms of a structural response. It was also observed that the thickness of the concrete cover had only a slight influence on the postfire seismic behavior of the columns. Furthermore, a numerical study was conducted to predict the load-displacement response of the fire exposed columns. The comparison of the experimentally and numerically obtained load-displacement relationships indicated that the principles of structural mechanics usually applied to conventional columns are also valid for the columns exposed to fire.

Original languageEnglish
Article number04020232
JournalJournal of Structural Engineering
Volume146
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Funding

This research was supported by the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Scientific Research Department (Project No. 39548) and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey under Grant No. 216M535. The authors are thankful to Yapı Merkezi Prefabrication Inc., Allianz Insurance Inc., Turk YTONG Inc., and Fibrobeton Inc. for financial support as well as the staff of ITU Structural and Earthquake Engineering, ITU Infrastructure Materials Laboratories, and the Fire Laboratory at the Turkish Standard Institute for their efforts.

FundersFunder number
Allianz Insurance Inc.
Fibrobeton Inc.
ITU Infrastructure Materials Laboratories
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu216M535
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi39548

    Keywords

    • Columns
    • Earthquake engineering
    • Fire
    • Reinforced concrete
    • Seismic

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