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Experimental study on flexural capacity and fire resistance of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections
Abstract High-strength steel is widely used in building structures, but fire-induced damage and collapse of high-strength steel structures cause huge economic losses. As a primary part of the structure, the reliability of beam–column joints is essential for the structure’s fire safety. This paper presents an experimental study on high-strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections (Q690-FEC) at ambient and elevated temperatures. Ultimate bending capacity tests were conducted at ambient temperature to investigate its structural performance, where initial rotational stiffness, bending capacity, and ultimate rotation were obtained. Numerical models were developed to reproduce the tests, and parametric analyses were performed to investigate the influence of load ratio, end-plate thickness, and bolt diameter. Transient fire-resistance tests were performed on specimens with different end-plate thicknesses, where specimen temperature, furnace temperature, and joint rotation were measured. The test results indicate that increasing end-plate thickness has little influence on the critical temperature and fire resistance. Finally, a rotation-temperature relationship model was proposed to predict the fire behavior of Q690-FEC and validated against the experimental data.
Highlights Test on flexural capacity of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections was presented. Test on fire resistance of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections was presented. A model to predict the fire behavior of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections was proposed.
Experimental study on flexural capacity and fire resistance of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections
Abstract High-strength steel is widely used in building structures, but fire-induced damage and collapse of high-strength steel structures cause huge economic losses. As a primary part of the structure, the reliability of beam–column joints is essential for the structure’s fire safety. This paper presents an experimental study on high-strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections (Q690-FEC) at ambient and elevated temperatures. Ultimate bending capacity tests were conducted at ambient temperature to investigate its structural performance, where initial rotational stiffness, bending capacity, and ultimate rotation were obtained. Numerical models were developed to reproduce the tests, and parametric analyses were performed to investigate the influence of load ratio, end-plate thickness, and bolt diameter. Transient fire-resistance tests were performed on specimens with different end-plate thicknesses, where specimen temperature, furnace temperature, and joint rotation were measured. The test results indicate that increasing end-plate thickness has little influence on the critical temperature and fire resistance. Finally, a rotation-temperature relationship model was proposed to predict the fire behavior of Q690-FEC and validated against the experimental data.
Highlights Test on flexural capacity of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections was presented. Test on fire resistance of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections was presented. A model to predict the fire behavior of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections was proposed.
Experimental study on flexural capacity and fire resistance of high strength Q690 steel flush end-plate connections
Lu, Peng (author) / Yang, Jingjie (author) / Ran, Tian (author) / Wang, Weiyong (author)
Thin-Walled Structures ; 184
2022-12-28
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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