Affiliation:
1. Department of Engineering (DING), University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy
2. Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Abstract
The behaviour of seismically damaged steel joints with reduced beam section (RBS) at elevated temperatures has not been widely investigated yet. Therefore, the study summarized in this article aimed to (i) analyse the response of RBS joints at high temperatures and (ii) investigate the influence of plastic damage, due to cyclic loading, on the fire performance of the joints. A set of RBS joints with rib stiffeners on the both lower and upper beam flanges was designed according to European standards and the following parameters were considered: (i) location of the joint (i.e., internal or external joint) and (ii) reduction in the beam flexural resistance (i.e., 65% or 80% of the beam plastic moment). The mechanical response of these joints was simulated by means of finite element models (FEM). The accuracy and effectiveness of the adopted modelling assumptions to mimic the seismic response of the joints were validated against experimental results available from the existing literature. The numerical results highlight that under cyclic loading, all investigated joints exhibit ductile behaviour, allowing the concentration of the plastic deformation within the reduced segment of the beam. The designed reduction in the beam flexural resistance influences the joint fire performance, being impaired in the cases with lower flexural resistance. In contrast, the imposed cyclic pre-damage does not appreciably affect the fire resistance of the investigated joints.
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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