@inproceedings{3a4520cb0a2446c182a741d8c8dd36a9,
title = "Performance of fire-damaged reinforced concrete slabs strengthened with basalt fabric-reinforced shotcrete",
abstract = "This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the efficiency of an innovative basalt fabricreinforced shotcrete (BFRS) system for the strengthening of fire-damaged reinforced concrete (RC) slabs. The parameters examined in this study include: (a) the heat exposure duration of the fire-damaged RC slabs, (b) the types of the cementitious matrix (ECC versus polymer-modified mortar), and (c) the number of layers of basalt fabrics that were used for the BFRS systems. Test results indicated that the flexural capacity of the fire-damaged RC slabs strengthened with the BFRS systems was increased by 68.9-193.4% compared to their un-strengthened fire-damaged counterparts. The use of ECC as a cementitious matrix was found to be an attractive solution as the slabs strengthened with ECC achieved better results in terms of the cracking control, the yield and ultimate loads as well as the higher utilization of basalt fabrics.",
keywords = "Basalt fabrics, ECC, Fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix, Fire damage, RC slabs, Strengthening",
author = "Gao, {Wan Yang} and Dai, {Jian Guo} and Hu, {Ke Xu} and Fang, {Li Jing}",
year = "2019",
month = dec,
day = "1",
language = "English",
series = "APFIS 2019 Proceedings - 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures",
publisher = "APFIS Conference Series",
editor = "Smith, {Scott T.} and Tao Yu and Dilum Fernando and Zhenyu Wang",
booktitle = "APFIS 2019 Proceedings - 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures",
note = "7th Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures, APFIS 2019 ; Conference date: 10-12-2019 Through 13-12-2019",
}