TY - JOUR
T1 - Fire hazard in bridges
T2 - Review, assessment and repair strategies
AU - Garlock, Maria
AU - Paya-Zaforteza, Ignacio
AU - Kodur, Venkatesh
AU - Gu, Li
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - This paper presents an overview of fire hazard in bridges. A detailed review of actual fire incidents, case studies related to fire hazards, and post-fire assessment and repair strategies in bridges is presented and summarized. In doing so, this review points to the importance of fire hazard in bridges, aids practicing engineers with practical tools for developing strategies for repairing fire damage in bridges and identifies areas where further research is needed.
AB - This paper presents an overview of fire hazard in bridges. A detailed review of actual fire incidents, case studies related to fire hazards, and post-fire assessment and repair strategies in bridges is presented and summarized. In doing so, this review points to the importance of fire hazard in bridges, aids practicing engineers with practical tools for developing strategies for repairing fire damage in bridges and identifies areas where further research is needed.
KW - Assessment and repair strategy
KW - Bridge
KW - Fire hazard
KW - Fire resistance
KW - Literature review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84855432002&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.engstruct.2011.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.engstruct.2011.11.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84855432002
SN - 0141-0296
VL - 35
SP - 89
EP - 98
JO - Engineering Structures
JF - Engineering Structures
ER -
