Prediction of the Fire Resistance of Slender Concrete Filled Tubular Columns using a Three-Dimensional Numerical Model

Author(s):  
A. Espinos ◽  
M.L. Romero ◽  
C. Ibañez ◽  
A. Hospitaler
10.14311/1089 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Espinós ◽  
A. Hospitaler ◽  
M. L. Romero

In recent years, concrete filled tubular (CFT) columns have become popular among designers and structural engineers, due to a series of highly appreciated advantages: high load-bearing capacity, high seismic resistance, attractive appearance, reduced column footing, fast construction technology and high fire resistance without external protection. In a fire, the degradation of the material properties will cause CFT columns to become highly nonlinear and inelastic, which makes it quite difficult to predict their failure. In fact, it is still not possible for analytical methods to predict with enough accuracy the behaviour of columns of this kind when exposed to fire. Numerical models are therefore widely sought. Many numerical simulations have been carried out worldwide, without obtaining satisfactory results. This work proposes a three-dimensional numerical model for studying the actual fire behaviour of columns of this kind. This model was validated by comparing the simulation results with fire resistance tests carried out by other researchers, as well as with the predictions of the Eurocode 4 simplified calculation model. 


Author(s):  
Yasuo NIIDA ◽  
Norikazu NAKASHIKI ◽  
Takaki TSUBONO ◽  
Shin’ichi SAKAI ◽  
Teruhisa OKADA

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 174-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Gauer

A physically based numerical model of drifting and blowing snow in three-dimensional terrain is developed. The model includes snow transport by saltation and suspension. As an example, a numerical simulation for an Alpine ridge is presented and compared with field measurements.


2001 ◽  
Vol 40 (23) ◽  
pp. 5081-5086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claus H. Ibsen ◽  
Tron Solberg ◽  
Bjørn H. Hjertager

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 2011-2017
Author(s):  
K. Hashimoto ◽  
Y. Hirata ◽  
K. Kadota ◽  
Y. Ogino

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