PRINCIPLE SCHEMA OF AN ORIGINAL FULL-, AND REDUCED-SCALE TESTING BENCH, DESTINED TO FIRE PROTECTION INVESTIGATIONS

The authors present the principia of an original testing bench, destined to evaluate the fire-resistance behaviours of the full-scale, as well as the reduced-scale structural elements, subjected to different fire scenarios. The presented scheme is conceived for the column-type elements, but it can b...

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Published in:Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara 2018-05, Vol.16 (2), p.149-152
Main Authors: Péter, Dani, Száva, Ildikó Renáta, Kiss, Imre, Száva, Ioan, Popa, Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternating current
Columns (structural)
Fire protection
Fire resistance
Fire resistant materials
Power supplies
Structural members
Testing
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Summary:The authors present the principia of an original testing bench, destined to evaluate the fire-resistance behaviours of the full-scale, as well as the reduced-scale structural elements, subjected to different fire scenarios. The presented scheme is conceived for the column-type elements, but it can be extended also to other ones. The twelve Silite-type electric-heated elements are electronic-controlled and assure a desired stable thermal regime (up to 800°C) with ±1.5°C accuracy. The requested power supply is a 380 AC, with a minimum 30 A permissible current intensity. The presented testing bench can substitute successfully in the above-mentioned testing conditions the relatively difficult and also unsafe gas-burners systems. In the authors opinion this new principia will become useful in the thorough fire-protection experimental investigations, both for unprotected as well as for the protected structural elements.
ISSN:1584-2665
2601-2332