Progressive collapse mechanisms of braced two-dimensional steel-framed structures,
subjected to fire heating, are investigated using a robust static–dynamic procedure …

In this study, we carried out nonlinear finite element simulations to predict the performance
of a column-tree moment connection (CTMC) under fire and static loads. We also conducted …

A numerical procedure has been developed to model the sequences of failure which can
occur within steel beam-to-column connections under fire conditions. In this procedure two …

The catastrophic events of September 11, 2001, stand out as a major motivation for research
on improving the understanding of structural behaviour in fire. These events included the …

Both bottom-flange buckling and beam-web shear buckling have been observed in many full-
scale fire tests in the vicinity of beam-to-column connections. These phenomena can …

In this paper a simplified analytical method to assess the ductility demand on connections
according to fire resistance requirements is developed on the basis of fundamental structural …

A static/dynamic version of the software Vulcan has recently been developed, in which the
numerical singularity of a static analysis, induced by a local instability of a structure, for …

Both bottom-flange buckling and beam-web shear buckling have been observed in many full-
scale fire tests in the vicinity of beam-to-column connections. These phenomena can …