This paper describes the development of a component-based element for endplate
connections in fire. The reported research is part of an ongoing project aimed at
understanding joint behaviour in fire. The paper summarises the derivation of the stiffness
matrix of this new element, based on a spring model, and the incorporation of the element
into the non-linear finite element program Vulcan. It also states the component
characteristics that have been used for the individual zones of deformation in an endplate …