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ACI 216.1-07 / TMS-0216-07 Code Requirements for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete and Masonry Construction Assemblies An ACI/ TMS Standard Reported by Joint ACI / TMS Committee 216 eS . (eo KeR))) American Concrete Institute a THE MASONRY SOCIETY First Printing dune 2007 qi ‘American Concrete Institute” “Advancing conerete knowledge ‘This document isthe intellectual property of ACI and the cosponsor, and both have copyright. All ights reserved. This material may rol be reproduced or copied, in whole or in part, in any printed, mechanical, electronic, fm, or other distrbution and storage ‘media, without written consent. ACI isthe lead sponsor ofthis joint commitee and its operating procedures were followed. ACT's information is below; the cosponsors information ison the inside back cover of this document ‘The technical committees responsible for ACI standards and committee reports strive to avoid ambiguities, omissions, and errors in these documents. 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You will also share the many benefits ACI membership offers; go to the ACI website for more information Order information: ACI documents are available in print, by download, on CD-ROM, through electronic subscription, or reprint and may be obtained by contacting ACI. Most ACI standards and committee reports are published in the annually revised ACI Manual of Concrete Practice (MOP). American Concrete Institute ‘36800 Country Club Dr Farmington Hils Mi 48331 USA. Phone: (248) 848-3700 Fax: (248) 848-3704 www.concrete.org ISBN 978-0-87031-236-6 ACI 216.1-07 -216-07 Code Requirements for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete and Masonry Construction Assemblies An ACITMS Standard Reported by Joint ACI-TMS Committee 216 Long Phan Gene C. Abba Clos B. Clr, Je Donald 0, Dusebery ‘Wiliam 1. Gamble Jelly H. Greenwald “Thoms F, Herel “Thomas A. Holm, James P. Hurst Robert ing Joel R evne Richard G, Govan” Deans W. Graber FOREWORD Fre resistance of building element 1: an Important consideration bn ulin design. White structural design considerations for concrete and masonry at ambient tempers conditions are addresed by ACT 318 and {ACI S3OASCE S7TMS 402, rexpeively, these codes do no consider te Impact of fre on concrete and masonry contruction. Thi stadand conteinscsign arlene proces for termining the fre resisance Of concrete an masonry members and building assembles, Where iferences occur in spseife design requirements beicen thi standard ‘andthe aforementioned cade, os he cose of cover protection of ee) ‘enforcement, the more siingent of the requirements hall apply. Keywords: beans (supports); columns (suppor); conpresive strength; concrete slabs, fire cadurance; fre ratings; fre resistance; fie tess; masonry wall; modulus of clastic; prestessed concrete; pressing sels; reinforced concrete; enforcing sek seta desi; temperate

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