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Numerical analysis of simply supported one-way reinforced concrete slabs under fire condition

  • Ding, Fa-xing (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University) ;
  • Wang, Wenjun (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University) ;
  • Jiang, Binhui (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University) ;
  • Wang, Liping (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University) ;
  • Liu, Xuemei (Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne)
  • Received : 2019.05.11
  • Accepted : 2021.03.20
  • Published : 2021.04.25
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Abstract

This paper investigates the mechanical response of simply supported one-way reinforced concrete slabs under fire through numerical analysis. The numerical model is constructed using the software ABAQUS, and verified by experimental results. Generally, mechanical response of the slab can be divided into four stages, accompanied with drastic stress redistribution. In the first stage, the bottom of the slab is under tension and the top is under compression. In the second stage, stress at bottom of the slab becomes compression due to thermal expansion, with the tension zone at the mid-span section moving up along the thickness of the slab. In the third stage, compression stress at bottom of the slab starts to decrease with the deflection of the slab increasing significantly. In the fourth stage, the bottom of the slab is under tension again, eventually leading to cracking of the slab. Parametric studies were further performed to investigate the effects of load ratio, thickness of protective layer, width-span ratio and slab thickness on the performance of the slab. Results show that increasing the thickness of the slab or reducing the load ratio can significantly postpone the time that deflection of the slab reaches span/20 under fire. It is also worth noting that slabs with the span ratio of 1:1 reached a deflection of span/20 22 min less than those of 1:3. The thickness of protective layer has little effect on performance of the slab until it reaches a deflection of span/20, but its effect becomes obvious in the late stages of fire.

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