Mohamed Abdelmonem Mohamed Zakaria  <br/><br/>
Finite element analysis of R.C. beam column connections exposed to fire and strengthened by CFRP strips /  
 تحليل الوصلات الخرسانية المسلحة للعمود والكمرة المعرضة للحريق والمدعمة بشرائح الالياف الكربونية باستخدام طريقة العناصر المحدودة  
Mohamed Abdelmonem Mohamed Zakaria ; Supervised Hany Ahmed Abdalla , Islam Mohamed Elhabbal  
 - Cairo :   Mohamed Abdelmonem Mohamed Zakaria ,   2017 
 - 120 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   30cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Civil Engineering 
<br/><br/> A beam-column connection is a critical zone in reinforced concrete structure where elements  intersect in three directions. Connections ensure the continuity of structure and transfer  forces which are found at end of members.  This thesis presents a study for the behavior of reinforced concrete beam column connection  strengthened by FRP and subjected to fire by using ANSYS software. ANSYS results are  verified by using experimental results available in the literature (Hatem, June 2013). The  verification program consists of seven specimens with same geometry, reinforcement and  other parameters as those of the experimental specimens. The analysis simulated the  different conditions such as fire temperature and dimensions. Good agreement was obtained  between both ANSYS results and that from earlier experimental tests.  The results from validation were used as inputs for studying the effect of changing column  dimensions on strength, deflection and mode of failure of beam column joints at different  temperatures. The number of specimens used in this part of the study are 16 specimens of  different column dimensions and same beam dimensionsresistance of the column is smaller than moment of resistance of the beam. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Beam Column connection  CFRP sheet- Ductility  Fire - Moment of resistance