... that uses welded-unreinforced flange-bolted web connections between the beams and columns. A three-dimensional finite element (FE) model was created in ABAQUS with temperature-dependent properties for steel based on the Eurocode. The model was validated against experimental data at ambient and elevated...

...Shan-Shan Huang; Ian Burgess; Buick Davison Fire hazards and full-scale structural tests have provided evidence that the beam-column connections of building frames are the weakest structural elements, which are vulnerable to fracture in fire. Connection fractures may lead to extensive damage...

...Lei Peng; George Hadjisophocleous; Jim Mehaffey; Mohammad Mohammad This paper presents the results of a series of fire-resistance tests on bolted wood-steel-wood (WSW) connections and bolted steel-wood-steel (SWS) connections. In total, 16 WSW specimens and 6 SWS specimens were tested in accordance...

...Zhaohui Huang In this paper a robust 2-noded connection element has been presented for modelling the bolted end-plate connections between steel beam and column at elevated temperatures. The connection element allows the element nodes to be placed at the reference plane with offset and the non...

... the fire resistance of these floors with different types of connections. Furnace tests were performed on two full-size floor specimens at the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ). Both floor specimens were 4 m long and 3 m wide, consisting of 65 mm concrete topping on plywood formwork...