1 Centre for Applied Sciences, Science and Technology, Aarhus University2 Department of Engineering - Civil and Architectural Engineering, Department of Engineering, Science and Technology, Aarhus University3 Department of Engineering - Civil and Architectural Engineering, Department of Engineering, Science and Technology, Aarhus University
Composite columns, using profiled steel sections encased in concrete or steel tubes filled with concrete, are increasingly used in practice taking advantage of speed of erection as well as offering cost-effective solutions. While the design of braced and unbraced composite columns under ambient conditions is adequately covered in the relevant standard, Eurocode 4, simplified design of unbraced composite columns for the fire limit state has not been included. Recognising this, a collaborative research project was undertaken with funding from the Research Fund for Coal and Steel. The paper describes the scope of the project which covered control tests under ambient conditions, carried out by the author while at City University London. Other aspects covered in the project included fire tests carried out by CTICM in France, on isolated columns and on two frames designed by Leibniz Universität Hannover as well as extensive numerical studies aimed at developing a design method for sway composite columns exposed to fire.
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International Jubilee Conference UACEG2012: Science & Practice, 2012