Behavior of Steel Columns under Fire Loading
Publication: Structures Congress 2011
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This paper presents the behavior of A992 wide flange steel columns under fire loading. Experimental tests were conducted to investigate the structural-thermal response of steel columns subjected to axial loads and elevated temperatures. Two identical W14X53 specimens were tested under (i) non-standard fire loading to determine the axial load capacity at elevated temperature and (ii) standard fire loading to determine the buckling temperature of the axially loaded steel column. For the non-standard fire test (Test I), the monotonically increasing axial load was imposed on the steel column under steady-state heating condition. For the standard fire test (Test II), the steel column carrying the sustained axial load was tested under transient heating condition. The structural-thermal responses of steel columns observed in Test I and Test II were compared including column end rotations, lateral and axial displacements, and steel temperatures. The measured column buckling behaviors were also compared to those obtained by 3D finite element analyses. The results indicated that the end rotations and displacements of the steel column before buckling were affected by the sequence of applied loading. Both Test I and Test II provided the similar prediction of axial load capacity and buckling temperature of the steel columns.
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Axial loads
- Columns
- Disaster risk management
- Disasters and hazards
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Fires
- Foundation design
- Foundations
- Geotechnical engineering
- Load bearing capacity
- Load tests
- Man-made disasters
- Measurement (by type)
- Static loads
- Statics (mechanics)
- Steel columns
- Stress (by type)
- Structural analysis
- Structural behavior
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Temperature effects
- Temperature measurement
- Tests (by type)
- Thermal loads
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