Fire performance of steel-reinforced concrete beam–column joints

Abstract
The present study is an investigation into the fire performance of steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) beam–column joints subjected to fire. Two new tests on SRC beam–column joints subjected to the ISO-834 fire standard were carried out and described. A finite-element analysis (FEA) modelling was developed. A comparison of results calculated using this modelling shows generally good agreement with the test results. The FEA modelling is then used to investigate the influence of important parameters that determine the mechanism of the composite joints under fire.