Current paper presents a finite element analyses for the characterization of the nonlinearbehaviour of bolted t-stub component subject to impact loading followed by fire. The proposednumerical model has previously validated against experimental results under monotonic staticloading at ambient and elevated temperatures (Ribeiro et al., 2013). 3D solid and contact elementsfrom the finite element package Abaqus are used to perform the structural model. The temperaturedependent material properties, the geometrical and material nonlinearities (including the strain ratesensitivity) were taken into account to predict the failure of the t-stub. A parametric study wasconducted to to provide insight into the overall behavior, namely their stiffness, resistance, ductilityand failure modes due to the effects of dynamic loading followed by fire.
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