1. Failure Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams Subjected to Explosion and Post-Explosion Fire
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Bo Gu, Peng Yan, Juan Gu, and Jian Kui Zhao
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Materials science ,Deformation (mechanics) ,Finite element software ,business.industry ,Constitutive equation ,General Engineering ,Fire resistance ,Structural engineering ,Reinforced concrete ,business - Abstract
In order to investigate deformation and failure of reinforced concrete beams subjected to combined actions of explosion and post-explosion fire, A three-dimensional numerical approach was developed with finite element software ABAQUS. And the numerical approach consists of three steps: quasi-static analysis, explicit dynamic analysis and sequentially coupled thermal stress analysis. The rate-sensitivity and temperature property of material were included in the constitutive model, Fire resistance of reinforced concrete beams subjected to explosion and post-explosion fire was investigated by the method quantificationally. It is demonstrated that fire resistance of reinforced concrete beams is reduced by the action of explosion.
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- 2014
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