LEE- Yapı Mühendisliği Lisansüstü Programı
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ÖgeAssessment of seismic performance of RC members after fire exposure through large-scale testing( 2020) Demir, Uğur ; İlki, Alper ; Green, F. Mark ; 648701 ; İnşaat Mühendisliği Ana Bilim DalıQuantifying the seismic resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings after fire is currently difficult because of the lack of information regarding their strength and ductility under earthquake loads. This thesis presents the results of an experimental study, which was carried out to investigate the post-fire seismic behavior of reinforced concrete columns. The thesis is mainly comprised of three papers accepted by high quality journals. In the first chapter, the factors affecting the post-fire seismic behavior of RC columns are analyzed with a particular focus on the behavior of concrete and steel under elevated temperatures and after cooling. In the second chapter, post-fire seismic behavior of cast-in-situ RC columns are investigated. Five cast-in-place RC columns were tested to failure under constant axial load and reversed cyclic lateral displacements after being exposed to ISO-834 standard fire for 30, 60 or 90 minutes. All of the columns are full-scale and designed to behave in flexure-controlled manner complying with major design codes (e.g. ACI 318-14). Other than the effects of fire exposure durations, the effects of thickness of concrete cover (25 and 40 mm) on structural performance was also investigated for the short fire exposure duration (30 minutes). The responses of the columns are analyzed in terms of lateral load-displacement relationships, ductility, stiffness, energy dissipation capacities and residual displacements. The test results indicated that fire exposure reduced the lateral load capacity of the columns whereas the deformability capabilities were found to be satisfactory in terms of structural response. It was also seen that the thickness of the concrete cover has only a slight influence on the post-fire seismic behavior of the columns which is attributed to the fact that lower concrete cover thickness results in higher effective depth which in turn leads to higher bending moment capacity and thereby higher lateral load capacity. Furthermore, a theoretical study was conducted to predict the load-displacement response of the fire exposed columns. The comparison of the experimentally and theoretically obtained load-displacement relationships indicated that the principals of structural mechanics usually applied to conventional columns are also valid for the columns exposed to fire in case the proposed algorithm is followed. In the third chapter, a similar approach as stated for the cast-in-situ columns is followed for precast RC columns as well. The precast columns had the same cross-section and reinforcement configuration and had been exposed to the same fire scenarios with the cast-in-situ columns. These columns were inserted into a socket foundation and had a lower axial load ratio (i.e. 10%) in order to represent the condition in common industrial buildings. The findings indicated that the repair mortar between the columns and foundation behaved in a satisfactory manner and therefore, similar post-fire seismic behavior was observed for cast-in-situ and precast columns. In the fourth chapter of the thesis, an experimental study is presented to examine the impact of time after fire on (i) post-fire behavior of small-scale specimens (cubes and cylinders), (ii) seismic behavior of full-scale reinforced concrete columns. The post-fire seismic response of the columns are analyzed 30, 60 and 360 days after fire exposure. Impact of time after fire exposure on residual lateral load capacity and ductility of the columns was found to be limited while the column subjected to seismic test 30 days after fire exposure, exhibited less stiff behavior with respect to the columns tested later. Furthermore, an analytical study is conducted for the prediction of seismic behavior of reinforced concrete columns after fire exposure considering the variations in residual properties of concrete by time, and the proposed model is found to be in good agreement with the test results.