2019•Queensland University of TechnologyOpen access

Fire Performance and Design of CFRP Strengthened and Insulated Cold-Formed Steel Tubular Columns

Mohamed Imran Ahamed

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This research study investigated the fire performance of steel columns strengthened with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers (CFRP). Using thermal and mechanical property tests, full scale fire tests and numerical analyses, it showed that suitable insulation layers can be successfully used to increase their fire resistance to required levels. It then developed new design guidelines to determine the fire resistance of CFRP strengthened and insulated steel columns.

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Key concepts: Fire resistance, Fire performance, Materials science, Structural engineering, Composite material, Thermal insulation, Fibre-reinforced plastic, Fire protection