Title:
Fire Resistance of High Strength/Dense Concrete With Particular Reference to the Use of Condensed Silica Fume--A Review
Author(s):
P. A. Jahren
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
114
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
1013-1050
Keywords:
creep properties; fire resistance; high-strength concretes; lightweight concretes; moisture; porosity; prestressed concrete; reviews; silica fume; spalling; strains; stresses; temperature; Materials Research
DOI:
10.14359/2572
Date:
5/1/1989
Abstract:
Use of silica fume is an accepted technology in the Norwegian concrete environment and high-strength concrete incorporating silica fume is being used increasingly. However, in recent years, conflicting reports regarding the fire resistance of high-strength concrete have been published. This review indicates that eventual fire-safety problems seem to be linked less to the materials used than to physical properties of hardened concrete or conditions under which high strength concrete is used.