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Buckling Analysis of Steel H Column with Thermal Gradient Along the Flanges

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This paper presents an analytical study about the axial compression buckling of H-section columns with one side of the flanges exposed to fire. The fire-induced thermal gradient along the flanges is obtained by using simplified Fourier heat conduction equation. The pre-buckling stress and bowing effect due to the non-uniform temperature distribution through the cross-section is considered. The analysis is accomplished by using the Rayleigh–Ritz method. The analytical solution is validated by finite element analysis using ANSYS. Finally, the parametric study is performed for different sections including different values of length, thickness ratio and width-to-height ratio.

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The first author would like to acknowledge the financial supports by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (NO. LY19E080020).

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  1. College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, Zhejiang, China

    Wei-bin Yuan, Pei-jun Ge, Yue-ting Shen & Nan-ting Yu

  2. School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK

    Shan-shan Cheng & Nan-ting Yu

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Yuan, Wb., Ge, Pj., Shen, Yt. et al. Buckling Analysis of Steel H Column with Thermal Gradient Along the Flanges. Int J Steel Struct 20, 677–691 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13296-020-00314-8

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