.... The force-displacement curves of the connections at ambient and elevated temperatures with 8 mm steel support are shown in Figure 3 . Because fire is an accidental action, the design requires that the structure does not collapse in case of fire. In addition, catenary action of sheeting occurred...

...Pedro Palma; Andrea Frangi; Erich Hugi; Paulo Cachim; Helena Cruz Purpose This paper aims to present the results of an extensive experimental programme on the fire behaviour of timber beam-to-column shear connections, loaded perpendicularly to the grain. Design/methodology/approach...

...Gang Dong; Ian Burgess; Buick Davison; Ruirui Sun This paper reports on the development of a general-purpose Eurocode-compliant component-based connection finite element for steel-to-steel joints in fire. The development begins by utilising the temperature-dependent connection component...

...P. Moss; A. Buchanan; T. Nilsen; M. Fragiacomo This paper describes a series of experiments to obtain the embedment strength of wood at elevated temperatures. The results will be used in Johansen's yield equations to predict the fire resistance of nailed, screwed, and bolted timber connections...