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Characteristics and implementation of Hybrid Fire Testing (HFT)
Sauca, Ana; Gernay, Thomas; Robert, Fabienne et al.
2015Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference
 

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Keywords :
Hybrid Testing; Experimental; Numerical; Fire; Building; Structures; Stiffness Matrix; Computational Methods
Abstract :
[en] This presentation is dedicated to real time hybrid testing of building members subjected to the action of fire. It will be shown why, whereas pseudo-dynamic testing is possible in other fields, real time hybrid testing is the only possible option for the evaluation of fire performance (except, perhaps, for pure metallic unprotected structures). For some structures subjected to fire, the load bearing mechanism in the physical component is completely modified during the test and this modification can take place within a very short period of time. Because of that, the computational demand can be very challenging if the simulated element is simulated in a fully nonlinear computer model, especially if the thermal problem (temperature distribution in the structure) and the mechanical problem have both to be solved within each time step. In order to avoid these difficulties, a possible solution may be to calculate the stiffness matrix that dictates the reaction of the simulated element on the tested element before the test. This matrix can be constant or vary as a function of the displacements measured at the interface during the test. This procedure is very robust but it also has some shortcomings and limitations. The main topic of this paper is the discussion of the advantages and limitations of this procedure applied to hybrid fire testing. A series of three tests which is now under preparation to be performed in the furnace PROMETHEE of CERIB, in France, will also be described in this respect. Preliminary results will be presented if some or all of the tests have been performed at the date of the conference.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Sauca, Ana ;  Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Ingénierie du feu
Gernay, Thomas ;  Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Ingénierie du feu
Robert, Fabienne;  CERIB, Epernon, France
Franssen, Jean-Marc  ;  Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Ingénierie du feu
Language :
English
Title :
Characteristics and implementation of Hybrid Fire Testing (HFT)
Publication date :
18 June 2015
Number of pages :
13
Event name :
Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference
Event organizer :
Stanford University
Event place :
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Event date :
June 16-19, 2015
Audience :
International
References of the abstract :
MS47: Recent Advances in Real-Time Hybrid Simulation
Funders :
CERIB - Centre d'Études et de Recherches de l'Industrie du Béton [FR]
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