Concrete Structures Exposed to High Temperatures

Course guarantor:

Radek Štefan

Lecturer:

Radek Štefan

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Concrete and Masonry Structures

Synopsis:

The course focuses on understanding and deepening knowledge in the field of the effect of high temperatures on concrete and concrete structures. The main topics are: materials, fire, high temperatures, fire design of structures, simplified methods, advanced numerical models, computer modelling.

Requirements:

Knowledge of structural design and materials engineering at master's level. Knowledge of fire design is not a requirement.

Syllabus of lectures:

- Structural fire design.

- Physical and chemical processes in concrete and steel at high temperatures.

- Models of transport processes in concrete (heat transfer, coupled heat and mass transfer).

- Numerical methods (finite difference method, finite element method, time discretization methods).

- Coupled thermo-mechanical problem, damage mechanics, moving boundary problem (Stefan problem).

- Modelling of structures at high temperatures, analysis of structures after fire.

Syllabus of tutorials:

- Studying the worked examples, solution of selected problems related to the topic of the lectures and the seminar paper.

Study Objective:

The aim is to understand and deepen the knowledge in the area of the effect of high temperatures on concrete and concrete structures, ideally with a specific focus on the student's dissertation topic.

Study materials:

Povinná literatura:

- Guo, Z., Shi, X. Experiment and Calculation of Reinforced Concrete at Elevated Temperatures. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001, ISBN 978-0-12-386962-3.

- Purkiss, J. A., Li. L.-Y. Fire Safety Engineering Design of Structures. CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 9781138074262.

Doporučená literatura:

- Bažant, Z. P., Kaplan, M. F. Concrete at High Temperatures: Material Properties and Mathematical Models. London: Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 978-0582086265.

- Bažant, Z. P., Jirásek, M. Creep and Hygrothermal Effects in Concrete Structures. Springer Netherlands, 2015, ISBN 978-94-024-1136-2.

Note:

Further information:

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Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: