Influencing factors for fire performance of simply supported RC beams with implicit and explicit transient creep strain material models

摘要

Knowledge of the temperature dependent material properties of concrete and steel bars is important for understanding the fire-response of a reinforced concrete (RC) structure. At high temperatures, the total strain of concrete is for a large extent influenced by load dependent strains, including transient strain and creep strain, which is also called transient creep strain in literature. The transient creep strain is much larger than the instantaneous stress-related strain under elevated temperature, and can lead to large influences on the deformation of the RC structure. Computer simulations that study the behaviour of heated concrete structures should consider this transient creep strain parameter, otherwise the deformations will be slightly overestimated. This remark is especially necessary for columns, because of their large compression area. However most of the fire resistance simulations use the implicit material models of concrete, as presented by EN 1992-1-2, which is a viable tool in current design practice, but cannot be used whenever transient creep may have an effect on the behaviour of the structural members. So it is necessary to compare the difference of the fire performance of RC beams with implicit and explicit models and study the factors influencing the difference between the two models.