PARAMETRIC STUDY ON THE FIRE RESISTANCE OF STEEL COLUMNS WITH COLD-FORMED LIPPED CHANNEL SECTIONS

Authors

  • Flávio Arrais
  • Nuno Lopes
  • Paulo Vila Real

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/asfe.2015.022

Abstract

Steel structural elements with cold-formed thin-walled sections are becoming increasingly common in buildings due to their lightness and ability to support large spans. In these members, local, distortional and global instabilities are important common failure modes. At high temperatures, these instability phenomena are intensified. This paper presents a numerical study on the behaviour of columns with cold-formed C-sections in case of fire when subjected to compression. A parametric study, considering different steel grades, temperatures and different cross-sections with different slendernesses, is presented. Comparisons are also made between the numerical results and analytical design rules, such as the EN1993-1-2, using its Annex E or its French National Annex, where a different constitutive law is recommended for cold-formed profiles. It is possible to conclude that the simple calculation rules are on the safe side but sometimes too conservative.

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Published

2016-01-18