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Numerical simulation to determine the field of thermal and mechanical stresses was performed using a combined problem. A temperature field was imposed for a given time instant of fire exposure, calculated through a thermal analysis in a transient regime. This temperature profile was coupled to an incremental tensile load, allowing the determination of the maximum mechanical resistance of the connection. According to this methodology, the load-bearing capacity of the connections in each fire rating will be determined. In addition, the numerical results allow verification of the wood density influence on the mechanical resistance of the connection exposed to fire. In conclusion, the load-bearing capacity decreases with fire exposure and with lower material density. With the proposed methodology, the effect of the wood density on the heat transferred through the connection under fire can be verified, and a thermomechanical complex model is proposed to solve and analyze this type of problem, which is the great motivation in this work. The numerical methodology represents well the thermomechanical behavior of the connection under fire. This procedure can be used, considering other different parameters, to improve the design and allow the study of the connection behavior as an alternative to the experimental tests.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/app122010516","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,18]],"date-time":"2022-10-18T21:18:02Z","timestamp":1666127882000},"page":"10516","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Thermomechanical Analysis of Steel-to-Timber Connections under Fire and the Material Density Effect"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Carlos","family":"Gomes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Rua Dr. Ant\u00f3nio Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1854-6514","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elza M. 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