Finite element analyses of flush end-plate connections between steel beams and columns at elevated temperatures

Advances in Structural Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-324

  Shrih, Ali ^a   Rahman, Adeeb ^a   Al Jabri, Khalifa S ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Bare steel; Elevated temperature; Finite element modelling; Fire modelling; Flush end plate connection

Indexed keywords

BARE STEEL; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FIRE MODELLING; FLUSH END-PLATE CONNECTION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FIREPROOFING; FIRES; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); FLAMMABILITY TESTING; METAL ANALYSIS; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70449449023     PISSN: 13694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/136943309788708365     Document Type: Article

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