Cross-comparison of screening tests for fire spalling of concreteShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Fire and Materials, ISSN 0308-0501, E-ISSN 1099-1018, Vol. 45, no 7, p. 929-Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Concrete spalling is an important phenomenon to consider when evaluating the fire behavior of concrete, as this can sometimes have an impact on the structural capacity of the studied element. Spalling can be assessed experimentally using screening tests although it is influenced by the size, geometry, and boundary conditions of the tested element, among other factors. No standardized and systematic methods are yet available to assess concrete spalling sensitivity by testing. Plus, comparative results between screenings tests (small and medium scale) and full-scale tests to evaluate their representativity remain scarce in the literature. In this study, five different spalling tests—with different geometries and boundary conditions—that are used as screening tests were investigated. A concrete mix known to be sensitive to spalling was used to evaluate the representativity of two types of screening tests (material screening tests and intermediate-scale screening tests). The representativity of these test setups was evaluated by comparing the measured spalling depths to the spalling measured on a full-scale slab test using the same concrete mix. This comparative study confirmed that the presence of load and/or restraint was essential for a good representativity for a screening test but should always be implemented in large enough specimens.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021. Vol. 45, no 7, p. 929-
Keywords [en]
concrete, fire testing, full-scale tests, screening tests, spalling, Boundary conditions, Concrete mixers, Concrete mixtures, Testing, Comparative studies, Concrete spalling, Different geometry, Full scale tests, Material screening, Representativity, Structural capacities, Systematic method, Concrete testing
National Category
Building Technologies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-52915DOI: 10.1002/fam.2946Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85101461158OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-52915DiVA, id: diva2:1543036
Note
Funding details: Electricité de France, EDF; Funding text 1: The authors would like to acknowledge financial support for their own institutes (CERIB, RISE, EDF, Brandskyddslaget) and the French Concrete Sector including the following associations: CIMBETON, ATILH, FIB, SNBPE, and UNPG for funding partially this work.
2021-04-092021-04-092023-06-07Bibliographically approved