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The Effect of Elevated Temperature on Concrete Materials and Structures —A Literature Review (NUREG/CR-6900,ORNL/TM-2005/553)

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Manuscript Completed: November 2005
Published: March 2006

Prepared by:
D.J. Naus
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6283
Managed by UT-Battelle, LLC

Herman L. Graves, NRC Project Manager

Prepared for:
Division of Engineering Technology
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001

NRC Job Code Y6741

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Abstract

The objective of this limited study was to provide an overview of the effects of elevated temperature on the behavior of concrete materials and structures. In meeting this objective the effects of elevated temperatures on the properties of ordinary Portland cement concrete constituent materials and concretes are summarized. The effects of elevated temperature on high-strength concrete materials are noted and their performance compared to normal strength concretes. A review of concrete materials for elevatedtemperature service is presented. Nuclear power plant and general civil engineering design codes are described. Design considerations and analytical techniques for evaluating the response of reinforced concrete structures to elevated-temperature conditions are presented. Pertinent studies in which reinforced concrete structural elements were subjected to elevated-temperatures are described.

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