Phan, L.
and Peacock, R.
(1999),
Experimental Plan for Testing the Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Concrete at Elevated Temperatures (NISTIR 6210), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6210
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Experimental Plan for Testing the Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Concrete at Elevated Temperatures (NISTIR 6210)
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This report outlines an experimental plan designed to quantify the effect of elevated temperature on the mechanical properties of high-strength concrete. The experimental program will examine the influences of the following factors: (1) different steady-state test methods, (2) rates of heating, (3) water-to-cementitiou materials (w/c) ratios (and implicitly compressive strengths), (4) inclusion or absence of silica fume (and implicitly paste density). These effects will be studied through 148 test combinations developed using a full factorial experimental design. The highest strength concrete to be tested is 95 MPa, and the lowest strength is 28 MPa.Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6210
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6210
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concretes, mechanical properties, temperature, compressive strength, experiments, spalling, test methods
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Created May 1, 1999, Updated November 10, 2018