Project resources

Documents generated by projects in which the Structural Fire Engineering Research Group, and the Academy for Steel Construction, at the University of Sheffield have been involved.

EPSRC project EP/C510984/1: Robustness of joints in fire, 2005 – 2008

The naming of a test is in the format JOINT(#)_temp_angle_date(_info) where

  • JOINT(#) - Joint type: FP fin plate, WC web cleat, EP flush end plate, FEP flexible end plate. Number is extra test.

  • temp - steel temperature

  • angle - angle of the force to the beam axis in degrees

  • date - test date (dd-mm-yy).

  • info - any extra information distinguishing a particular test

On the PDF data sheets, the connection moments should be in kNm, but the values clearly need to be divided by 1000.

Fin plates

Web cleats

Flush end-plates

End Plate EP_20_55_09-10-07 - This specimen did not fail, the loading rig malfunctioned.

End Plate EP_20_45_26-10-07 - This specimen did not fail, the loading rig malfunctioned.

Flexible end-plates

RFCS Project COMPFIRE: Robustness of joints to composite columns in fire, 2009 –

The naming of a test is in the format COLUMN-JOINT(#)_temp_angle_date(_info) where

  • COLUMN - Column type: PE partially encased H-section, SCFT square concrete filledtube, CCFT circular concrete filled tube.

  • JOINT(#) - FP fin plate, EP flush end plate, UKPFCxxx reverse channel from rolled section. RCxxx reverse channel from RHS cutting. Number (#) is extra test.

  • temp - steel temperature, (20 or 550°C)

  • angle - angle of the force to the beam axis in degrees (all 55°)

  • date - test date (dd-mm-yyyy)

  • info - any extra information distinguishing a particular test

The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) under grant agreement n° RFSR-CT-2009-00021.

End plate to partly encased H-section columns

Reverse channel to partly encased H-section columns

Reverse channel to concrete-filled square hollow sections

Reverse channel to concrete-filled circular hollow section columns

Fin plate to concrete-filled square/circular hollow section columns