Guidelines for Fire Design of Steel Beam-Columns: Part II, Beams.

Published

November 22, 2011

Author(s)

M. M. Dwaikat, V. K. Kodur

Abstract

Steel structures when exposed to fire develop significant fire induced forces and deformations, and these effects are to be properly accounted for in evaluating realistic response of structural systems. The current design methodologies are based on prescriptive approach which does not take into consideration the fire induced forces that develop in steel beamcolumns. To overcome these drawbacks, a performance based fire design guidelines for steel beam-columns and restrained beams is developed as part of a collaborative research project between Michigan State University (MSU) and Princeton University (PU). MSU’s research was focused on beams that transform into beam-columns, while PU focus was on columns that transform into beam-columns. This report presents guidelines for fire design of restrained beams. A companion report entitled, Guidelines for Predicting the Capacity and Demand of teel Beam-Columns under Fire: Part 1, Perimeter Columns, is submitted by authors at Princeton University (Drs. Garlcok M., Quiel S., Paya-Zaforteza I.).

Citation

Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) - 11-952

Report Number

11-952

NIST Pub Series

Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Keywords

fire resistance, steel beams, steel structures

Citation

Dwaikat, M. and Kodur, V. (2011), Guidelines for Fire Design of Steel Beam-Columns: Part II, Beams., Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed October 13, 2025)