ABSTRACT
Dr Bock: What happens to the concrete reinforced with fibre in case of fire? Dr Clarke: There has been some testing done, mainly in Japan. The major problem will be the softening of the resin rather than the fire itself. As the heat gets through to the fibre composites, the resin will soften at perhaps 100°C or 120°C and it would become an unbonded tendon. Provided that the ends of the units are kept cold, and hence well anchored, there will be no structural problem until you get well into fire tell).peratures. The glass itself will behave very well in the fire, but it is the resin that will cause a problem.
