Response of Structures under Extreme Loading (PROTECT 2015)

Preface

Committees

Sponsors

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE

 

• Behaviour of Concrete under Biaxial Dynamic Loading

Matthias Quast and Manfred Curbach

• Behaviour of High-strength and Normal-strength Strain-hardening Cement-based Composites (SHCC) Subjected to Impact Loading

Iurie Curosuand and Viktor Mechtcherine

• Effect of Crumb Rubber on Pull Out Response of FRP Rebar in Fiber-reinforced Lightweight Concrete

Rupak Mutsuddy, Vivek Bindiganavile and J.J. Roger Cheng

• A Study on Shock Absorbing Properties of Rubber Pieces for Bridge Seismic Restrainers

Hiroki Tamai, Yoichi Yuki, Yoshimi Sonoda and Toshihiro Kasugai

• Evaluation of Rheological Models within Lattice-based Simulations of Concrete under Dynamic Loading

Young Kwang Hwang, Kunhwi Kim, John E. Bolander and Yun Mook Lim

• On the Mechanical Characterization of Materials for Protection of Infrastructure Elements from the Effects of IEDs and Blast Charges

Ezio Cadoni

• Low, Medium and High Strain Rate Characteristics of Cenosphere Aluminum Syntactic Foam for Blast and Impact Applications

Manmohan Dass Goel, Vasant Matsagar, Venkitanarayanan Parameswaran and Dehi Pada Mondal

• Potential Use of Drilling Resistance Test as a Non-destructive Testing Tool in Failure Forensics

K.S. Babu Narayan, Subhash C. Yaragal and Kishor Kulkarni

• Characteristics of Recycled Asphalt Pavement Self-consolidating Concrete

Ahmed Abdel-Mohti, Hui Shen, Yasser Khodair and Paul Gearhart

• Self-Consolidating Concrete Prepared With Recycled Concrete Aggregate and Recycled Asphalt Pavement

Yasser Khodair, Luqman and Ahmed Abdel-Mohti

• Numerical Predictions of Laboratory Tsunami Waves

Yuri S. Karinski, Vladimir R. Feldgun, Dina Tsemakh and David Z. Yankelevsky

• High Strain Rate Response of Rocks under Dynamic Loading Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

Sunita Mishra, Vedant Parashar, Tanusree Chakraborty, Vasant Matsagar, Pradeep Chandel,

Vikas Mangla and Manjit Singh

• Material Characteristics of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars at High Temperature

Hamzeh Hajiloo, John Gales, Martin Noel and Mark Green

• Effect of Temperature on Porosity, PSD and Hence, Performance of Concrete

Bishwajit Bhattacharjee

• Effect of Temperature on Porosity, PSD and Hence, Performance of Concrete

Suvir Singh, S.K. Bhattacharyya and Krita Nandjha

• Performance of Polypropylene Concrete Subjected To Heating and Different Cooling Regimes

Subhash C. Yaragal and S. Ramanjaneyulu

• Mathematical Model of Compressive and Flexural Strength of Concrete Subjected to Elevated Temperature Using Dimensional Analysis—Buckingham’s Pi Theorem

Sunil Kute, Rushabh Karnavat and Pramod Sathe

• Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as a Pozzolanic Admixture in Concrete for Resistance to Sustained Elevated Temperatures

Parisa Setayesh Gar, Narayana Suresh and Vivek Bindiganavile

• Effect of Elevated Temperatures on the Performance of Concrete Using Manufactured Sand

Subhash Yaragal, Kiran S. Dhamannavar and B.M. Sunil

• Assessment of Residual Strength in Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete at Various Elevated Temperature

Narayana Suresh, Mahesh Prabhu and Vivek Bindiganavile

• Behaviour of Binary, Ternary and Tertiary Blended Concrete Exposed To High Temperature and Moisture by Steam

Deepa Sinha, Vikrant Srivastava and Karan Pandey

• Influence of Polypropylene and Steel Fibers in Concretes Subjected to High Temperature

Nonna Yermak, Prosper Pliya, Anne-Lise Beaucour, Albert Noumowe and Alain Simon

• Concrete’s Characteristic Temperature under Combined Heating and Loading

Elin Jensen

• Fire Performance of Concrete: Effect of Temperature Gradients?

Quang X. Le, Vinh T. N. Dao and José L. Torero

• To Stress-Strain Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete at Elevated Temperature

Vadims Goremikins, Lukas Blesak and František Wald

• High Temperature Properties of Calcium Aluminate Cement Concrete

Wasim Khaliq and Hammad Anis Khan

• Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Mortar after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures

Hai Yan Zhang, Venkatesh Kodur and Liang Cao

• Influence of the Cooling Process and Load Level on the Residual Mechanical Properties of Ordinary Concretes after Fire

Cristina Calmeiro Dos Santos and João Paulo C. Rodrigues

• Protection Methods against the Explosive Spalling of Concrete

Fangxia Lu, Eike Klingsch and Mario Fontana

• Mechanical Properties of High Strength Q460 Structural Steel after Being Exposed to Fire

Weiyong Wang, Tianzi Liu and Venkatesh Kodur

• Modeling Fracture of Steel at Elevated Temperature

Wenyu Cai and Michael D. Engelhardt

• High Strain Rate Behaviour in Tension of Different Reinforcing Steels

Daniele Forni and Ezio Cadoni

• Composite Corrosion Protection System in Rehabilitation of Steel Structures in Corrosive Environment—A Case Study

Ishita Manjrekar, Raghuvir Salkar, Sourabh Manjrekar and Abhishek Salkar

 

STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE—GENERAL

 

• Estimation of Equivalent Diagonal Strut and Shear Strength of URM Wall Infilled RC Frame

Ho Choi

• Evaluation of Dynamic Shear Resistance of RC Beams under Rapid Loadings Based on Modified Field Compression Theory

Amornthep Somraj and Kazunori Fujikake

• The Need for Enhanced Resiliency in Building Design and Construction

Stephen S. Szoke

• Evaluating the Robustness of Precast Concrete Framing Enhancements for Progressive Collapse Resistance

Corey Fallon, Spencer Quiel and Clay Naito

• Validation of Dynamic Increase Factors in Structural Design Codes

Yu Yong Jae and Cho Jae Yeol

• Robustness of Floor Systems Due to Post-Drilled Holes

Tom Molkens

• Cyclic Performance of Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced Concrete Walls

Emad A. Abraik and Maged A. Youssef

• Retrofitting of Ancient Masonry: Experimental Tests and Numerical Simulations

Amedeo Gregori, Dante Galeota, Franco Di Fabio, Matteo Totani and Pietro Crespi

• Strengthening and Repair of Las Vegas Distribution Center after a Severe Fire

Luis Gonzalo Mejía

• FRP Shear Strengthening of Thin-Walled Plate Girder Web Panels Subjected to Cyclic Loading

Zaid Al-Azzawi, Tim Stratford, Michael Rotter and Luke Bisby

• Strengthening and Repair of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Concrete Jackets

Monir Ajan Alhadid and Maged A. Youssef

• External Strengthening of Shear Deficient Reinforced Concrete Beams with Flexural CFRP Laminates

Rami A. Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz, Jamal A. Abdalla and Elias. I. Saqan

• Introduction to Shape Memory Alloys for Concrete Confinement Applications

Khaled Abdelrahman and Raafat El-Hacha

• Thermo-Mechanical Training of Iron-Based Shape Memory Alloys Used to Strengthen RC Beams

Hothifa Rojob and Raafat El-Hacha

• Evaluation of Member Contributions in Concrete Connections Using the Digital Image Correlation Technique

Fadi Oudah and Raafat El-Hacha

• Effect of Soil Type on Pile-Soil Interaction

Ahmed Abdel-Mohti and Yasser Khodair

• Assessment of Impulse and Pressure Wave Distribution on Realistic City Models

Deniz Cagri Tanyildiz and Martin Mensinger

• A Parametric Study of Live Load Distribution Factors for Steel Girder Integral Abutment Bridge: Camera-Ready Guidelines

Scott A. Brendler and Yasser A. Khodair

• High Strength Concrete (HSC): Concrete Solution for Emerging High Rise Concrete Structures

Deepa A. Sinha and Yatin Joshi

• Numerical Simulation of Wind-Induced Noise Using Wind Turbulence Information

Hoang Nam

• A Fundamental Study on the Ultimate Pull-Out Strength of an Anchor Bolt in Concrete Structures Using SPH

Yoshimi Sonoda

 

STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE—EARTHQUAKE, BLAST AND IMPACT

 

• Finite Element Simulation of Newly Developed Beam-Column Connection System Subjected to Seismic Loading

Fadi Oudah and Raafat El-Hacha

• Seismic Performance Evaluation and Retrofit of an R/C Frame with Brittle Beam-Column Joint Damaged By the 2013 Bohol, Philippines Earthquake

Yasushi Sanada, Yuebing Li and Koki Maekawa

• Variation of Maximum Inter-Storey Drift for Steel Moment Resisting Frames Considering the Horizontal and Vertical Seismic Components

Papia Sultana and Maged A. Youssef

• Numerical Modeling of the Shaking Table Tests of a Bridge Column

Serhan Guner

• Seismic Performance of Frame-Shear Wall Structure with Innovative Replaceable Coupling Beams

Cong Chen and Xilin Lu

• Numerical Modelling and Seismic Retrofit Design for Historical Vazir House

Muhammad Masood Rafi, Adnan Rais Ahmed, Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Amit Kumar and Firoz Verjee

• Seismic Performance of Post-Heated Reinforced Concrete Frame Joints

Yuzhuo Wang, Venkatesh Kodur, Chuanguo Fu, Chunyang Liu and Huanting Zhou

• Near-Field Explosion Effects on Reinforced Concrete Columns

Abass Braimah, Farouk Siba and Bert Von Rosen

• Influence of Lateral Load Resisting System on Collapse Performance of Reinforced Concrete Structures Exposed to Blasts

Alaa Chehab and Christopher Eamon

• Damage and Loss of Capacity of RC Columns Subjected to Close-In Detonations: An Experimental and Numerical Program

Christophe Pontiroli, Magali Arlery and Alain Rouquand

• Finite Element Analysis and Modeling of Steel Beams under Blast Loading

Sayed Mohamad Soleimani and Nader Ghareeb

• Protection Using SC Composite Structures: Overview of Blast and Impact Resistance

Jakob C. Bruhl and Amit H. Varma

• Factors Governing the Dynamic Response of Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete Slabs Under Explosive Loads

Xiaomeng Hou, Gang Li, Wenzhong Zheng, Chongxi Bai and Qin Rong

• Sensitivity Analysis of Progressive Collapse of Steel Moment Frames Subjected to Blast Loading

Anil Kumar and Vasant Matsagar

• Numerical Calculation of a Blast Load on the Example of a Slab and Wall Structure of Any Geometry

Michal Lidner

• Mineral-Phenolic Foam for Blast Mitigation

Matteo Colombo, Paolo Martinelli, Roberto Zedda, Aldino Albertelli and Nicola Marino

• Development of Simplified Analytical Tools for Impact and Impulsive Loading Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Slabs

Andac Lulec and Frank J. Vecchio

• Residual Velocity of Rigid Projectiles Perforating Concrete Barriers

Hezi Grisaro and Avraham N. Dancygier

• Impact Response Analysis of RC Beams by Means of Fiber Element Approach

Masato Komuro, Norimitsu Kishi, Yuji Ushiwatari and Masahiro Takeda

• Damage Analysis of a Bridge Deck under the Impact of a Massive Falling Cargo from Passing Truck

Rujin Ma, Xiaoyu Zhou and Airong Chen

• Analysis of a Bridge Substructure Subject to Falling Rock Impact

Xiaoyu Zhou, Rujin Ma and Airong Chen

• Analytical Study of Reinforced Concrete Beams Tested under Impact Loading

Sayed Mohamad Soleimani and Sajad Sayar Roudsari

• Vehicle Collision with Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns

Omar I. Abdelkarim and Mohamed A. Elgawady

• Falling-Weight Impact Tests of Flexural Strengthened RC Beams with AFRP Sheet

Yusuke Kurihashi, Hisashi Kon-No, Hiroshi Mikami and Norimitsu Kishi

• Design of Structures for the Effects of Falling Objects

Ashok Malhotra, Dan Carson and Scott Funnell

• Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Slabs under High-Mass Low-Velocity Impact

Trevor D. Hrynyk and Frank J. Vecchio

• Dynamic Delamination of Fire Insulation Applied on Steel Structures under High Strain Rate Loading

Amir Arablouei and Venkatesh Kodur

• Impact and Residual Capacities of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams with Steel Rebars

Doo-Yeol Yoo, Young-Soo Yoon and Nemkumar Banthia

 

STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE—FIRE

 

• Structural Failure of Reinforced Concrete Bearing Walls under Fire: A Full-Scale Experimental Investigation

Kevin A. Mueller and Yahya C. Kurama

• Modeling Shear Failure in Precast Prestressed Concrete Hollowcore Slabs under Fire Conditions

Anuj M. Shakya and Venkatesh K. R. Kodur

• Practical Reliability-Based Calculation Tool for the Post-Fire Assessment of Concrete Beams

Ruben Van Coile, Robby Caspeele and Luc Taerwe

• The Punching Shear Mechanism in Reinforced-Concrete Slabs under Fire Conditions

Holly K. M. Smith, Tim Stratford and Luke Bisby

• Effect of Temperature Induced Bond Degradation on Fire Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams

Ankit Agrawal and Venkatesh K. R. Kodur

• Blast and Fire Design of Precast Layered FRC Tunnel Segments

Matteo Colombo, Paolo Martinelli and Marco Di Prisco

• Influence of Curing Regimes on Flexural Behaviour of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Beams

Charles Kahanji, Faris Ali and Ali Nadjai

• Experimental Study on Fire Performance of Loaded Reinforced Concrete Beams

Dharmendra Singh, Suvir Singh and S. K. Bhattacharyya

• Post-Fire Investigations of Prestressed Concrete Structures

Lucie Robertson, John Gales, Tim Stratford and Amer Al-Merabi

• Tensile Membrane Action and the Performance of Composite Slabs in Fire

Ian Burgess and Shan-Shan Huang

• New Design of Beam FRP Reinforcement for Fire Performance

Mohamed Kiari, Tim Stratford and Luke Bisby

• Elevated Temperature Performance of Concrete Beams Reinforced With FRP Bars

Emma R.E. McIntyre, Luke A. Bisby and Tim J. Stratford

• Practical Strategies for Enhancing Fire Resistance of FRP-Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams

Aqeel Ahmed and Venkatesh Kodur

• Fire Protection of CFRP-Strengthened RC Structures

Piotr Turkowski and Pawel Sulik

• Numerical Analysis of Composite Beams with Shear-Tab Connections Subjected to Fire

Erica C. Fischer and Amit H. Varma

• Behavior and Design of Composite Beams for Fire Loading

Kristi L. Selden and Amit H. Varma

• Modelling Thermal Profiles in Fire-Exposed Concrete Filled Hollow Steel Sections Protected with Intumescent Paint

David Rush, Luke Bisby and Allan Jowsey

• Structural Fire Design for Composite Steel Deck Construction in Canada

Matthew Smith, John Gales, Sobhy Masoud and Hossein Mostafaei

• Behavior of Prestressed Tension Steel Members Exposed to Fire

Huanting Zhou, V.K.R. Kodur, Jian Zhang and Yuzhuo Wang

• Built-Up Closed Cold-Formed Steel Columns with Restrained Thermal Elongation Subjected to Fire

Hélder D. Craveiro, João Paulo C. Rodrigues and Luís Laím

• Structural Exposure of Steel Frame in Large Fire Incident

Peter Senez, Keith Calder, Adrian Milford and Andrew Coles

• Probabilistic Evaluation of a 9-Story Steel MRF Subject To Post Earthquake Fires

Negar Elhami Khorasani, Maria Garlock and Paolo Gardoni

• Fire Performance of Steel Tubular Columns Filled With Normal Strength Concrete

Wojciech Szymkuc, Adam Glema and Michal Malendowski

• A Streamlined Approach to Calculating the Response of Bridge Structures to Open-Air Hydrocarbon Fires

Spencer Quiel, Takayuki Yokoyama, Kevin Mueller, Lynne Bregman and Shalva Marjanishvili

• Strategies for Enhancing Fire Performance of Steel Bridges

Venkatesh K. Kodur, Mohannad Z. Naser and Esam M. Aziz

• Performance of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders Exposed to Fire

Gang Zhang, Venkatesh K.R. Kodur, Cuijuan Wang and Shuanhai He

• Ballistic and Fire Resistance of Hybrid GRP Reinforced Timber Doors

Faris Ali, Bernard McAree and Niall Mooney

• Applying Fire-LCA Methodology to Fire Protection Systems in Buildings

Johan Sjöström and David Lange

• A Priori Round Robin Study of the Calculated Response of a Loaded Steel Beam to a Furnace Test

David Lange and Lars Boström

• Experimental Study on the Fire Endurance of Post-Installed Rebar Connection System

Jiangtao Yu, Wanli Xu and Changqing Liu

• Improvements in Predictions for Steel Fire Doors Subjected to the Fire Endurance Test

Mahmood Tabaddor and Raja Subramani

• Structural Fire Exposure of Transit Stations Relative to Vehicle Fires

Peter Senez, Keith Calder, Adrian Milford and Andrew Coles

• Development of Fire Field Model Incorporating Pyrolysis for Burning of Flame-Retardant Polystyrene in Enclosures

Timothy Tsz Kit Tang, Peng Zhao, Anthony Chun, Yin Yuen, Richard Kwok, Kit Yuen, Siu Ming Lo and Yuan Hu

• Assessment and Rehabilitation of Fire Damaged Reinforced Concrete Building—A Case Study

Aqeel Ahmed and Mansoor Khalid

• ETICS Fire Performance Test

Ivana Banjad Pecur, Dubravka Bjegovic, Lars Boström, Bojan Milovanovic and Milan Hajdukovic

• Development of a Matrix Method Based Framework for the Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of RCC Frames

Ravi Prakash and Gaurav Srivastava

• Localized Fire for Structural Safety

Chao Zhang

Author Index