Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority
Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority
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A Guide Fire on Protection Fire Protection and Performance-based and Performance-based Fire Engineering Fire Engineering<br />
Quick Guide on Fire Resistance for Steel Members<br />
The following table shows the level of fi re resistance period which a combination of columns and<br />
beams can achieve.<br />
Table extracted from “The design<br />
of steel framed buildings without<br />
applied fire protection” by C.G.<br />
Bailey and G.M. Newman, The<br />
Steel <strong>Construction</strong> Institute.<br />
Column<br />
type<br />
protected<br />
unprotected<br />
blocked-in<br />
partially<br />
encased<br />
(unreinforced)<br />
partially<br />
encased<br />
(reinforced)<br />
concrete-fi lled<br />
hollow<br />
sections<br />
protected unprotected<br />
>60 15 60 60 >60<br />
15 15 15 15 15<br />
30 15 30 30 30<br />
60 15 60 60 60<br />
>60 15 60 60 >60<br />
>60 15 60 60 >60<br />
61<br />
Fire resistance (min)<br />
Beam type<br />
slim fl oor<br />
systems<br />
shelf<br />
angle partially<br />
encased
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