TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to reveal more information and understanding on performance and failure mechanisms of high strength steel endplate connections after fire.Design/methodology/approach An experimental and numerical study on seven endplate connections after cooling down from fire temperature of 550°C has been carried out and reported herein. Moreover, the provisions of European design standard for steel structures, Eurocode 3, were validated with test results of high strength steel endplate connections.Findings In endplate connections, a proper design using a thinner high strength steel endplate can achieve the same failure mode, similar residual load bearing capacity and comparable or even higher rotation capacity after cooling down from fire. It is found that high strength steel endplate connection can regain more than 90 per cent of its original load bearing capacity after cooling down from fire temperature of 550°C.Originality/value The post-fire performance of high strength steel endplate connection has been reported. The accuracy of Eurocode 3 for endplate connections is validated against test results.
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
SN  - 2040-2317
DO  - 10.1108/JSFE-11-2016-0018
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JSFE-11-2016-0018
AU  - Qiang Xuhong
AU  - Wu Nianduo
AU  - Jiang Xu
AU  - Bijlaard Frans
AU  - Kolstein Henk
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Performance assessment on high strength steel endplate connections after fire
T2  - Journal of Structural Fire Engineering
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 202
EP  - 214
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -