An analysis of the resistance of an extended end-plate beam-to-beam connection subjected to tension in fire conditions

Alina Słowikowska


Institute of Structural Engineering; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Poznan University of Technology; (Poland)

Łukasz Polus

lukasz.polus@put.poznan.pl
Institute of Structural Engineering; Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering; Poznan University of Technology; (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1005-9239

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the fire resistance of a steel joint subject-ed to tension. The authors of this article used prescriptive rules and simple calculation models to present an impact of the value of the load on the fire resistance of the connection. Designers often evaluate the critical temperature and fire resistance time of steel elements. However, they neglect the evaluation of the above-mentioned values for steel connections. In this article a simple engineering method was used to calculate the fire resistance of the joint.


Keywords:

beam-to-beam connection, fire resistance, steel joint, critical temperature

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2019-08-31

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Słowikowska, A. and Polus, Łukasz (2019) “An analysis of the resistance of an extended end-plate beam-to-beam connection subjected to tension in fire conditions”, Budownictwo i Architektura, 18(1), pp. 081–088. doi: 10.24358/Bud-Arch_19_181_08.

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Alina Słowikowska 

Institute of Structural Engineering; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Poznan University of Technology; Poland

Authors

Łukasz Polus 
lukasz.polus@put.poznan.pl
Institute of Structural Engineering; Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering; Poznan University of Technology; Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1005-9239

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