Axial Force in Restrained RC Columns during Heating and Cooling Phases
WU Bo and QIAO Chang jian
DOI:10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2010.02.011
Received December 12, 2009,Revised , Accepted , Available online July 01, 2015
Volume ,2010,Pages 53-59
- Abstract
Using the computer program of SAFIR, the influences of some parameters (i.e., axial/rotational restraint ratio, sectional dimension, load ratio, load eccentricity ratio, reinforcement ratio, and heating time, etc.) were analyzed on axial forces in restrained concrete columns exposed to ISO834 standard fire with cooling phase, compared with those in the standard fire without cooling phase.Based on the simulation results of 2880 cases, a practical calculation method for axial force in column was proposed.It was shown that: (a) for axially and rotationally restrained columns in fire with or without cooling phase, the enhancement coefficient of axial force increased gradually first, and then reduced gently or kept constant, and finally decreased quickly.However, in the late stage, the enhancement coefficient corresponding to fire without cooling phase dropped more significant than that with cooling phase; and (b) the influences of the rotational restraint ratio, column length and thickness of concrete cover on the enhancement coefficient of axial force in axially and rotationally restrained columns were limited subjected to fire with cooling phase, while the peak value of the enhancement coefficient increased with the increase of the axial restraint ratio, load eccentricity ratio and reinforcement ratio or with the decrease of the load ratio and sectional dimension.