Buckling tests of aluminium columns at elevated temperatures
- Norwegian Inst. of Tech., Trondheim (Norway). Dept. of Marine Structures
- SINTEF Structures and Concrete, Trondheim (Norway)
- Hydro Aluminium Structures a.s., Avaldsnes (Norway)
Accidental fires are events with severe catastrophe potential for all offshore structures, and in particular for aluminium structures. Due to aluminium`s rapid strength degradation at elevated temperatures, this is particular true for aluminium structures. Accurate prediction of fire resistance is therefore essential. Experimental tests are needed to evaluate current design rules and state-of-the-art material models for aluminium under elevated temperatures. An experimental investigation was undertaken in order to study the behavior of AA 6082 alloy aluminium columns at elevated temperatures. Some of the tests were carried out at constant load with increasing temperature. Other tests experienced constant temperature and increasing load. Buckling tests at ambient temperature were also conducted. Particular emphasis was put on high temperature creep effects. The purpose of the tests was to provide data for verification of the material model implemented in the computer program USFOS, for analysis of progressive collapse analyses of space frame structures. The performance of the tempers T4 and T6 as well as columns with transversal welds are compared internally as well as to column buckling curves given in current design codes.
- OSTI ID:
- 455491
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9606279-; ISBN 0-7918-1491-2; TRN: IM9716%%340
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. international conference on offshore mechanics arctic engineering (OMAE), Florence (Italy), 16-20 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 15. international conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering -- OMAE 1996. Volume 2: Safety and reliability; Guedes Soares, C. [ed.] [Technical Univ. of Lisbon (Portugal)]; Bea, R.G. [ed.] [Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)]; Leira, B.J. [ed.] [SINTEF, Trondheim (Norway)]; Shetty, N.K. [ed.] [W.S. Atkins, Surrey (United Kingdom)]; Vinnem, J.E. [ed.] [Elf Petroleum Norge AS, Oslo (Norway)]; PB: 525 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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