Mathematical Relations

To ascertain the fire behavior of RC structural members, full scale testing is

required under controlled fire scenarios which is time, effort and financially

demanding. Alternately, analytical models help predict fire behavior of

structures with known material properties with relative ease. Data obtained

in present test regime was used to develop simplified mathematical

relationships for high temperature mechanical properties of AEH. In this

study, liner regression analysis with the method of least squares is

performed (Wackerly et al. 2008) with the help of commercial software

(Minitab 2017). The temperature was taken as independent variable and loss

in relevant strength was treated as dependent variable. The accuracy of the

mathematical relations can be predicted with the coefficient of determination

R2. The value of R2 closer to 100% means describes accuracy of the model or

vice versa. In this study the mathematical models of air entrained high

strength concrete mixes (AEH-4) are provided as mathematical models for

conventional high strength concrete are available elsewhere (Khaliq 2012).

The variation of compressive strength (f 'c ,T ), tensile strength (f 't ,T), elastic modulus (ET), and

mass loss (MT) with temperature can be related through a coefficient T representing ratio of

respective strength at target temperature (f 'c ,T, f 't ,T, ET, and MT) to that at room temperature

(f 'c, f 't, E, and M) for AEH-4 concrete as given in Table 2. The value of T for respective

mechanical property at different temperatures can be obtained from equations in Table 2 for

AEH-4 concrete. In lieu of equations, reduction factor T, at different temperatures can be used

for evaluating compressive and tensile strength, elastic modulus, and mass loss for AEH-4
concrete as given in Table 3. Both equations and reduction factors for AEH-4 can

be incorporated in analytical studies for fire performance predictions of

structural members

Table 2 High temperature property relationships for AEH-4 concrete

Compressive Strength T , compression 0.99 0.0008T 20C T 200C

Splitting Tensile Strength T , tensile 0.9118 0.0009T 20C T 800C
Elastic Modulus T , modulus 1.0609 0.001T 20C T 800C
Mass loss T , mass 0.992 0.0002T 20C T 800C
Table 3 Compressive strength, tensile strength, elastic modulus, and mass loss reduction

factor T at different temperatures for AEH-4 concrete.

Reduction factor T for AEH-4

Temperature
Compressive Elastic
(C) Tensile strength Mass Loss
strength Modulus
23 1 1 1 1
100 0.85 0.82 0.96 0.97
200 0.77 0.73 0.86 0.95
400 0.61 0.55 0.66 0.91
600 0.45 0.37 0.46 0.87
800 0.29 0.19 0.26 0.83