01725nab a2200193 4500 20260520001101.0 260224s2011 xxu Predicting the fire resistance of wood-steel-wood timber connections oct. 2011 16/04/2012 ; 16/04/2012 19 p. ; 1101 - 1119 Transcripción del resumen del autor This paper presents an investigation on the fire performance of wood–steel–wood timber connections with slotted-in steel plates. In the first part, a three-dimensional thermal model was employed that uses the finite element method to analyze heat transfer within timber connections exposed to the standard fire. The temperature-related properties were obtained from the literature and imported into the thermal model. A validation of the proposed thermal model was achieved by comparing predicted temperatures with experimental results. In the next phase, a reduction in the embedding strength method was adopted to estimate the load-carrying capacity of connections in fire. Based on the temperature profiles within the connection calculated by the thermal model, the reduction of the embedding strength was determined and used to calculate the load capacity at elevated temperatures. Furthermore, a formula was proposed to evaluate the fire resistance rating of timber connections and compared with the results of fire resistance tests. The parameters considered included the load level, fastener diameter and wood member thickness. 4 Fire Technology 47 ARTICULO Peng, Lei 52430 Hadjisophocleous, George V. 52420 187056 187056 0 0 0 0 254875 BAAB BAAB 2026-03-06 200059161 0 200059161 2026-03-06 00:16:39 2026-03-06 ARTICULO