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Behaviour of End-Plate Connections in 3D Frames Under Fire Conditions: Experimental Study

Khonsari, S.V ; Sharif University of Technology | 2018

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1007/s13296-018-0027-9
  3. Publisher: Korean Society of Steel Construction , 2018
  4. Abstract:
  5. Due to high vulnerability of steel structures to elevated temperatures and the need for taking adequate and effective measures to reduce human and financial losses in fires, a thorough understanding of such behaviour is of utmost importance. In this research, a half-scale 3D model, comprising moment-resisting frames, equipped with flush end-plate connections, in one direction, and braced frames in the other, was subjected to a scaled ISO 834 standard fire. The maximum attained temperature was 1055 °C. The results showed that the structure tolerates high temperatures for an appreciable amount of time before collapsing. Moreover, for thick flush end-plates, which were used in this study, the collapse was initiated by bolt failure, giving rise to the idea of using more/stronger bolts and weaker end-plates to delay the overall collapse of the structure. © 2018, Korean Society of Steel Construction
  6. Keywords:
  7. 3D steel frames ; Elevated temperatures ; Fire ; Flush end-plate connections ; Half-scale model ; Fires ; Losses ; Structural frames ; Distributed loading ; Elevated temperature ; Flush endplate connection ; Scale modeling ; Steel frame ; Plates (structural components)
  8. Source: International Journal of Steel Structures ; Volume 18, Issue 3 , 2018 , Pages 734-749 ; 15982351 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13296-018-0027-9