Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00630, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Gales, John Adam (York University)|Gales, John Adam (Université York), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Benson Steel is a Canadian leader that specializes in the creation and development of steel beam to column_x000D_
connections in support of practitioners in structural engineering. However it has recently emerged, that with a_x000D_
desire to design steel buildings to ensure fire resilient design that not enough is understood about steel_x000D_
connections underlying behaviour in real fires to permit these innovative designs. A robust modelling and_x000D_
experimental technique, called hybrid testing, will consider how various connections perform under_x000D_
complicated thermal loading that can be observed in real fires. This research aims to understand the underlying_x000D_
mechanisms (fire dynamics, heat transfer, connection fixity) that contribute to the real behaviour of steel_x000D_
connections in real fires. A computational tool-kit will be produced for use in design and an optimum_x000D_
connection type will be proposed that is resilient to complicated thermal loading configurations as seen in real_x000D_
fires. Concurrent with the full project, all research team members will contribute to building design examples_x000D_
using the computational tool kit. This, in turn, will help to develop Benson Steel and their ability to deliver_x000D_
alternative material solutions and resilient technologies., program purpose french : Benson Steel is a Canadian leader that specializes in the creation and development of steel beam to column_x000D_
connections in support of practitioners in structural engineering. However it has recently emerged, that with a_x000D_
desire to design steel buildings to ensure fire resilient design that not enough is understood about steel_x000D_
connections underlying behaviour in real fires to permit these innovative designs. A robust modelling and_x000D_
experimental technique, called hybrid testing, will consider how various connections perform under_x000D_
complicated thermal loading that can be observed in real fires. This research aims to understand the underlying_x000D_
mechanisms (fire dynamics, heat transfer, connection fixity) that contribute to the real behaviour of steel_x000D_
connections in real fires. A computational tool-kit will be produced for use in design and an optimum_x000D_
connection type will be proposed that is resilient to complicated thermal loading configurations as seen in real_x000D_
fires. Concurrent with the full project, all research team members will contribute to building design examples_x000D_
using the computational tool kit. This, in turn, will help to develop Benson Steel and their ability to deliver_x000D_
alternative material solutions and resilient technologies., agreement title english : Development of Fire Resilient Steel Connections using Hybrid Testing, agreement title french : Development of Fire Resilient Steel Connections using Hybrid Testing, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada