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
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ISBN 978-0-87031-236-6ACI 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