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Numerical modelling of structural fire behaviour of restrained steel beam-column assemblies using typical joint types

This is an output of the EPSRC funded research project (EP/C003004/1) on "Robustness of joints in Steel-framed structures at high temperatures". We carried out the fire tests used for validation in this paper. It was the first time the technique for modelling detailed high temperature structural behaviour, including realistic connection details, at very large displacements, was reported. The modelling technique has been adopted in the European Union funded project COMPFIRE (RFSR-CT-2009-00021) “Design of composite joints for improved robustness”. It formed the basis of our “Henry Adams Diploma” winning paper (the best research paper published in The Structural Engineer in 2010).