Abstract The Performance-Based Design approach provides a goal-oriented process to
support safe, innovative, and resilient structural fire designs. However, adoption of this …

Structures may collapse during the cooling phase of a fire, yet standard furnace tests only
measure the response under heating. There lacks experimental test protocols and design …

One of the main challenges in using reinforced concrete materials in structures is to
comprehend their fire resistance. The assessment of fire resistance can be performed in a …

Structural deterioration during fire leads to significant economic losses, severe injuries, and
deaths. Research to accurately estimate the impact of fire on structural security and …

Fire exposed structures may collapse during or after the fire decay phase, with risks for
building occupants and firefighters; yet, understanding of the effects of the fire decay phase …

Fire hazards can cause severe and irrecoverable damage to reinforced concrete (RC)
tunnel linings. Historically, major fire events have led to months of downtime and millions of …

In this study, four RC specimens representing as many two-bay slab-beam assemblies were
tested under two fire scenarios (extended fire and travelling fire) to investigate the interaction …

Fire accidents in tunnels occur periodically and seriously affect the performance of tunnel
structures. For prefabricated frame tunnels spliced by joints, the tunnel bearing performance …

Refractory castables, ie, refractory aggregates and ultra-fine particle mixtures with calcium
aluminate cement (CAC) and deflocculants, were created 40 years ago for the metallurgy …

The fire response of concrete underground structures and the near vicinity is not well
understood yet, partly due to a lack of an effective and efficient fracture model for spalling of …