Mechanical Behavior and Recovery of FRC after High Temperature Exposure

Abstract:

During fire, one or two faces of structural members experience higher temperatures than other faces and the deterioration on these faces may continue after fire. High temperature exposure above 400 °C causes deterioration in strength, modulus of elasticity and durability of concrete. Inclusion of fibers and air entraining agents in concrete mixes may reduce the destructive effects of high temperatures on concrete. Therefore, 8 groups of 0.45 w/c ratio of concrete were designed by using polypropylene fibers as low melting point fibers and hooked end steel fibers as high melting point fibers and air entraining admixture as a chemical additive. 15 cm cubic concrete specimens were produced and the five sides of the cubes were insulated with gypsum boards to maintain one face heating. An electrical furnace was used to heat concrete to 1000 °C and K-type thermocouples were placed in specimens to monitor temperature distribution in concrete. Moreover, two different re-curing methods, air and water, were applied after heating to see the change in mechanical properties and crack occurrences on the heated surface of concrete specimens. SEM and XRD investigations were conducted on the samples taken from the heated surfaces and the inner parts of the concrete in order to understand the morphological changes due to heating and re-curing. Results showed that deterioration on the surfaces due to high temperature exposure continued during air re-curing process and compressive strength and modulus of elasticity values of these specimens also diminished. On the other hand, compressive strength of water re-cured concrete stayed constant after heating and partial recovery of modulus of elasticity were obtained and the positive effect of water re-curing were observed on polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete prominently.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 711)
• Pages: 457-464
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.711.457
• Online since: September 2016
• Authors: Abdullah Huzeyfe Akca*, Nilüfer Özyurt
• Keywords: Air Entrainment, Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC), High Temperature, Microstructure, Recovery

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