Structural Fire Performance of Contemporary Post-tensioned Concrete Construction
This SpringerBrief equips readers to develop defensible fire safety designs for a range of concrete structures. It identifies current gaps in the research and provides a more complete understanding of the structural and thermal response of contemporary Po
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SpringerBriefs in Fire
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John Gales • Kathleen Hartin • Luke Bisby
Structural Fire Performance of Contemporary Post-tensioned Concrete Construction
John Gales Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carleton University Ottawa, ON, Canada
Kathleen Hartin Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carleton University Ottawa, ON, Canada
Luke Bisby School of Engineering University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK
ISSN 2193-6595 ISSN 2193-6609 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Fire ISBN 978-1-4939-3279-5 ISBN 978-1-4939-3280-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-3280-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015950062 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media LLC New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to acknowledge Dr. Martin Gillie and Dr. Tim Stratford for their previous contributions, Mr. Michal Krajcovic for assisting with heating operations, as well as Dr. Florian Block and Dr. Stephen Welch for their intellectual contributions. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada is recognized for financially supporting this project and Dr. Gales from 2011 to 2013 and for supporting the research training of Ms. Hartin in 2015. The Ove Arup Foundation is also acknowledged for their support of Prof. Bisby during the period in which the research presented in this book was performed. The organizers and participants of COST TU0904 for the Young Researchers Training School for Fire Engineers are recognized. In-kind support is acknowledged from Bridon and Con-Force, UK.
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