High Temperature Performance of Polymer Composites

PrefaceINTRODUCTIONBackgroundFTP Materials and ProcessingFRP StructuresStructural Fire SafetySummaryMATERIAL STATES OF FRP COMPOSITES UNDER ELEVATED AND HIGH TEMPERATURESIntroductionGlass TransitionLeathery-to-Rubbery Transition DecompositionSummaryEFFECTIVE PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL MIXTURESIntroductionVolume Fraction of Material StateStatistical Distribution FunctionsEstimated Effective PropertiesSummaryTHERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FRP COMPOSITESIntroductionChange of MassThermal ConductivitySpecific Heat CapacityTime Dependence of Thermophysical PropertiesSummaryTHERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FRP COMPOSITESIntroductionElastic and Shear ModulusEffective Coefficient of Thermal ExpansionStrengthSummaryTHERMAL RESPONSES OF FRP COMPOSITESIntroductionFull-Scale Cellular Beam ExperimentsThermal Response Modeling of Beam ExperimentsFull-Scale Cellular Column ExperimentsThermal Resonse Modeling of Column ExperimentsSummaryMECHANICAL RESPONSES OF FRP COMPOSITESIntroductionFull-Scale Cellular Beam ExperimentsMechanical Response Modeling of Beam ExperimentsFull-Scale Cellular Column ExperimentsMechanical Response Modeling of Column ExperimentsAxial Compression Experiments on Compact SpecimensModeling of Compression Experiments on Compact SpecimensAxial Compression Experiments on Slender SpecimensModeling of Compression Experiments on Slender SpecimensSummaryPOST-FIRE BEHAVIOR OF FRP COMPOSITES IntroductionPost-Fire Behavior of FRP BeamsPost-Fire Modeling of FRP BeamsPost-Fire Behavior of FRP ColumnsPost-Fire Modeling of FRP ColumnsComparison to Post-Fire Beam ExperimentsSummaryFIRE PROTECTION PRACTICES FOR FRP COMPONENTSIntroductionPassive Fire ProtectionActive Fire ProtectionPassive Fire Protection Applications with FRP ComponentsActive Fire Protection Applications with FRP ComponentsSummaryIndex

Yu Bai received his PhD in civil engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Switzerland in 2009 and became an academic in the Department of Civil Engineering of Monash University Australia in the same year. His research investigates the material and structural responses of fiber-reinforced polymer composites under critical load and environmental conditions such as fire, combined temperature and humidity, and sea water exposure. His research efforts are also focused on developing new building techniques and structural systems using fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials. In 2012, he received the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award from the Australia Research Council, as the inaugural recipient.Thomas Keller obtained his civil engineering degree and his doctoral degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. In 2007, he was appointed Full Professor of Structures at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. In addition, Thomas Keller is founder and director of the Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab). His research work is focused on polymer composites and hybrid materials and engineering structures with an emphasis on lightweight multifunctional structures.