Reference Book
256 pp.; First Edition
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Typical Building Code Requirements for Fire Resistance Ratings
- Fire Endurance Determined by Heat Transmission Requirements of ASTM E119
- Introduction to Analytical Methods
- Properties of Steel and Concrete at High Temperatures
- Temperatures Within Reinforced Concrete Members During Fire Tests
- Preview of, and Directions for Using the Analytical Procedures in Chapters 8 and 9
- Structural Behavior and Analysis of Continuous One-Way Slabs and Beams (Unrestrained)
- Fire Endurance of Floor Systems Based on Restraint to Thermal Expansion
- Fire Endurance of Reinforced Concrete Columns and Walls
- Special Considerations: "Poke-Thru" Devices and Underfloor Ducts
- Fire-Damaged Structures
- Description of Standard Fire Tests, and Fire Tests of Reinforced Concrete Assemblies
- Appendix A - Notes on Fire Tests of Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members
- Appendix B - Notation
- Appendix C - Glossary of Terms
- Appendix D - References
A must for structural engineers, architects, municipal and state building departments, and building code personnel. Analytical methods for prediction of structural fire ratings of buildings in fires, cast-in-place restraints. Practical step-by-step examples from start of fire to structural fire rating. Full description of 71 fire tests of reinforced concrete flexural members.
Product code: 10-FIRE