Structural Fire Performance of Contemporary Post-tensioned Concrete Construction

• Main Authors: Gales, John (Author), Hartin, Kathleen (Author), Bisby, Luke (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Fire,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Buildings.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Building Construction.; Building Types and Functions.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

This SpringerBrief equips readers to develop defensible fire safety designs for a range of concrete structures. It identifies current gaps in the research and provides a more complete understanding of the structural and thermal response of contemporary Post-tensioned (PT) concrete structures to fire...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Contemporary Post-Tensioned Concrete and Fire
• Contemporary Post-tensioned Concrete Construction
• Structural Fire Test Research Programmes for Post-tensioned Concrete
• Localized Heating of Post-tensioned Concrete Slabs Research Program
• Recommendations for Advancing the Fire Safe Design of Post-Tensioned Concrete.