Performance of insulated FRP-strengthened concrete flexural members under fire conditions

This paper presents the results of fire resistance tests on carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strengthened concrete flexural members, i.e., T-beams and slabs. The strengthened members were protected with fire insulation and tested under the combined effects of thermal and structural loading. The variables considered in the tests include the applied load level, extent of strengthening, and thickness of the fire insulation applied to the beams and slabs. Furthermore, a previously developed numerical model was validated against the data generated from the fire tests; subsequently, it was utilized to undertake a case study. Results from fire tests and numerical studies indicate that owing to the protection provided by the fire insulation, the insulated CFRP-strengthened beams and slabs can withstand four and three hours of standard fire exposure, respectively, under service load conditions. The insulation layer impedes the temperature rise in the member; therefore, the CFRP–concrete composite action remains active for a longer duration and the steel reinforcement temperature remains below 400°C, which in turn enhances the capacity of the beams and slabs.     

Optical Properties of One-dimensional Three-component Photonic Band Gap Structure

1　IntroductionMaterialswithPhotonicBandGaps (PBG’s)havebeenwidelystudiedboththeoreticallyandex perimentallyinthepastfew years[1～ 4] .Theexis tenceofgaps,which prohibitthepropagationofelectromagnetic (EM )wavesinacertainrangeoffrequencies,canhavesignificantimpactsbothinsci enceandtechnology .Manypracticalapplicationsofthesestructureshavebeensuggestedanddemon strated ,suchasPhotonicCrystal (PC)microcavi ties[5] ,infraredPC[6] ,PClens[7] ,suppressingspontaneousemission ,manipulatinglight…     

The Algorithm and Its Application of a Multi-Channel Adaptive Decision-Feedback Equalizer

1　IntroductionOneofthekeyproblemsinhigh speeddigitalradiocommunicationistheInter Symbol Interfer ence (ISI)causedbythemulti pathbetweenthetransmitterandthereceiver.Becauseoftherelativemovementbetweenthereceiverandthetransmitterandthecontinuouschangeoftransmissionmedia,ISIisusuallytime variant.Inthepasttwotothreedecades,abroadstudyofthetype ,structureandadaptivealgorithmofadaptiveequalizershasbeencarriedouttomitigateISI[1～ 7] .Withtheintroductionofadaptiveantennasanddiversityreceptiontec…     

An Improved Immune Genetic Algorithm for Solving the Optimization Problems of Computer Communication Networks

1　IntroductionIndesigningacomputercommunicationnet work ,thenetworkaveragedelayisanimportantpa rameterinthenetworkperformance .Inthispaper,weonlyconsiderM /M/1networks,whichmeansthatthemessageprocessingtimeisaprobabilisticdensityfunctionwithnegativepower,thegroupar rivalandsendingisofPoissiondistributionwithasinglequeue .Supposethatthenetworktopologicalstructureandtheestimatesoftheexternaltrafficrequirementsaregiven ,howtoselecttheoptimalroutestobeusedbythecommunicatingnodesinthenetworksoast…     

Study of the Improvement on Network Management Performance with Mobile Agent

1　IntroductionWiththerapiddevelopmentofInternet,thenetworkisbecominglargerandmorecomplex ,whichcallsformoresophisticatednetworkmanage mentstrategiestobeadoptedinordertoguaranteeadequatelevelsofperformance .Confrontedwiththepresentstatusofnetworkmanagement,manyschol arsmakegreateffortstoinventnewapproachesforthepurposeofimprovingtheperformanceofnet workmanagement.MobileAgenttechnologiesandtheirapplicationtonetworkmanagementaread vancedunderthisbackground .Althoughalotofworkhasstilltobedone ,t…     

Noise-Assisted Signal Reception in Threshold Neuron

1IntroductionSometi mes,noise can i mprove signal transmission orsignal processing in a nonlinear system.This phe-nomenonis the so-called Stochastic Resonance(SR)[1].Most studies of SRinvolve asubthresholdsignal througha single nonlinear systemand the non…     

The Application of the Theory of the Price Elasticity of Demand to the EMS Management

1　Introduction　ExpressMailService (EMS )wasopenedupbyChinaPostintheearly 80stomeettheneedsofeco nomicdevelopment.It sthemostcompetitiveoneofthepostservices.There recivilaviation ,Chinarail wayandotherprivateexpressdeliverycompaniesdomesticallyandUPS ,TNT ,DHLandTEDEXcompetingwithEMSintheinternationalmarket.OneofthemostpowerfulcompeteweaponofthesecompaniesisthelowerpricethanEMS[1 ] .BecauseofthefiercecompetitionEMSdeclinedfromthemo nopolistindomesticandinternationalmarketoftheear…     

THE STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF EXTREME VALUES OF WAVE-CURRENT FORCES ACTING ON SLENDER CIRCULAR CYLINDER IN IRREGULAR WAVES

Based on model test,the statistical distribution of extreme values of wave-current in-line forces acting on vertical circular cylinder is analyzed in this paper.It is shownthat the results calculated by the simplified method,proposed by authors,agree well with the testdata;Weibull distribution is also adoptable in the region of high KC number, and the shapeparameter a and scale parameter β are related well with KC number respectively.     

DIRECT RESONANCE OF TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAVER OVER COMPLIANT WALLS

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