Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure (2023)
Journal Article
Assad, M., Hawileh, R., Karaki, G., Abdalla, J., & Naser, M. Z. (in press). Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1108/JSFE-07-2023-0029

Purpose: This research paper aims to investigate reinforced concrete (RC) walls' behaviour under fire and identify the thermal and mechanical factors that affect their performance. Design/methodology/approach: A three-dimensional (3D) finite element... Read More about Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure.

An approach for developing probabilistic models for temperature-dependent properties of construction materials from fire tests and small data (2022)
Journal Article
Karaki, G., & Naser, M. Z. (in press). An approach for developing probabilistic models for temperature-dependent properties of construction materials from fire tests and small data. Fire and Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.3116

Probabilistic approaches provide a more realistic look into assessing structures under fire conditions and overcome some limitations observed in the more traditional (deterministic) approaches. These approaches have also been introduced to the fire e... Read More about An approach for developing probabilistic models for temperature-dependent properties of construction materials from fire tests and small data.

Enhancing fire resistance of reinforced concrete beams through sacrificial reinforcement (2022)
Journal Article
Hostetter, H., Naser, M. Z., Hawileh, R. A., Karaki, G., & Zhou, H. (2022). Enhancing fire resistance of reinforced concrete beams through sacrificial reinforcement. Architecture, Structures and Construction, 2(2), 311-322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44150-022-00061-w

Due to the superior properties of concrete, structural members made of concrete often satisfy fire requirements specified in codes and standards without special installations or the use of external insulation. A closer examination into fire codal pro... Read More about Enhancing fire resistance of reinforced concrete beams through sacrificial reinforcement.