This paper presents highlights of an extensive testing program undertaken by the authors to investigate the time-dependent or creep buckling behavior of columns of ASTM A992 steel subjected to fire temperatures. Twenty two buckling tests on W4×13 wide flange columns under pin-end conditions were conducted to characterize short-time and creep buckling loads at temperatures up to 700 °C. In addition to the details about experimental setup and procedure, results from seven column tests at 600 °C are presented and discussed. The column test results at 600 °C and 700 °C are further compared with code-based predictions from Eurocode 3 (2006) and the AISC Specification (2010). Column test results presented in this paper show that neglecting creep effects can lead to significant errors in predicting the strength of steel columns subjected to fire.
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