Numerical Investigation of the Behaviour of Steel Beams in Steel-Concrete Composite Frames

• The methods proposed by the design codes for single member design in fire situation assume that these members are isolated in their response. The real response of structural members such as beams is, however, more complex due to thermal expansion and the presence of restraints against this expansion by the surrounding structure. It is therefore imperative to study the response of structure at high temperature in a way which includes its interaction with its surroundings such as in a full-scale fire test and in numerical analysis. This paper focuses on the numerical investigation of steel beams, with a concrete slab and connected to concrete filled tubular (CFT) columns through reverse channel connections. The finite element software ABAQUS has been used in this study. The aim of the investigation is to study the behaviour of the composite steel-concrete beam exposed to increasing temperature in fire.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Husbyggnad (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Building Technologies (hsv//eng)

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Steel Structures

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