TY - CONF A1 - Korzen, Manfred A1 - Rodrigues, J.P.C. A1 - Laím, L.M.S. T1 - Fire resistance tests on circular concrete columns T2 - Interflam 2013 - 13th International fire science & engineering conference (Proceedings) N2 - Most of the previous studies on reinforced concrete columns with elastically restrained thermal elongation were carried out on square, rectangular or ‘+’-shaped cross sections. The fire resistance of these columns is probably more compromised than in circular columns due to the phenomenon of concrete detachment in the corners of the cross-section. In order to examine the influence of several parameters on the behaviour in fire of circular reinforced concrete columns with restrained thermal elongation, several fire resistance tests were carried out. The parameters tested were load, restraint level, slenderness of the column and the longitudinal reinforcement ratio. In the fire resistance tests the specimens were exposed to the ISO 834 Standard fire curve and the critical time and temperature and failure modes were determined. The test results mainly indicated that the spalling phenomenon may also occur in circular columns and so reducing its fire resistance. The restrained level might not so much relevant concerning the fire resistance of circular reinforced concrete columns. T2 - Interflam 2013 - 13th International fire science & engineering conference CY - Egham, Surrey, UK DA - 24.06.2013 KW - Fire KW - Column KW - Concrete KW - Circular KW - Restraining PY - 2013 SN - 978-0-9556548-9-3 SP - 1119 EP - 1130 PB - Interscience Communications Limited AN - OPUS4-29695 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -