@article{ref1,
title="Numerical analysis of stainless steel beam-columns in case of fire",
journal="Fire safety journal",
year="2012",
author="Lopes, Nuno and Vila Real, Paulo and Simões da Silva, Luís and Franssen, Jean-Marc",
volume="50",
number="",
pages="35-50",
abstract="This paper presents an evaluation of the accuracy and safety of the design rules from Eurocode 3, for the fire resistance of stainless steel beam-columns, with and without lateral-torsional buckling. These evaluations are carried out performing an extensive numerical parametric study on beam-columns with equivalent welded H-cross-sections. In this study the influences of the residual stresses, the cross-sectional slenderness, the shape of the bending moment diagrams and the stainless steel grade are considered.  New proposals for the design equations of stainless steel beam-columns in case of fire are presented. These proposals revealed to be safer than the design equations of Eurocode 3 when compared with numerical results.  Additionally, the lateral-torsional buckling of stainless steel beams subjected to combined end moments and transverse loads in case of fire is also studied.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0379-7112",
doi="10.1016/j.firesaf.2012.02.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2012.02.003"
}