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This material is copyright - all rights reserved. Reproduced under licence from The <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute on 12/2/2007<br />

To buy a hardcopy version of this document call 01344 872775 or go to http://shop.steelbiz.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

1300 Fire resistance<br />

STEELWORK IN FIRE<br />

INFORMATION SHEET<br />

This series of information sheets is intended to illustrate methods of achieving fire resistance in steel structures.<br />

It should not be used for design without consulting detailed design guidance referenced below.<br />

WEB INFILLED<br />

COLUMNS<br />

METHOD<br />

Shear connectors are shot fired or welded to<br />

the web of the column. A web stiffening plate is<br />

welded to the column below the connection<br />

zone to contain the concrete. The area below<br />

the stiffener and between the flanges is then<br />

filled with concrete.<br />

PRINCIPLE<br />

In cold design any beneficial effects of the<br />

concrete are ignored. In fire however, as the<br />

steel becomes hot, the load is transferred to the<br />

concrete. Load transfer is accommodated both<br />

by the shear studs and the welded stiffener<br />

plate. The unconcreted part of the column and<br />

the connections are protected by the same<br />

system used to protect the steel beam.<br />

ADVANTAGES<br />

- Fire resistance periods of 60 minutes can<br />

be achieved in most cases without fire<br />

protection to the exposed flanges.<br />

UP TO 1 HOUR<br />

UNPROTECTED<br />

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION SEE:-<br />

SCI Publication 124 "The Fire Resistance of Web Infilled <strong>Steel</strong> Columns"<br />

Ths <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute (01344 23345)<br />

- For higher periods of fire resistance reduced fire<br />

protection thicknesses are required.<br />

- The complete column can be constructed<br />

off-site.<br />

- The complete section takes up no space not<br />

already occupied by the steel column.<br />

LIMITATIONS<br />

a) The method should not be used where a high<br />

specification is required and the column is<br />

exposed.<br />

b) Although the system can be used in simple<br />

construction where moments are relatively<br />

small, it is not suitable for columns in moment<br />

resisting frames.<br />

c) For fire resistance periods over 60 minutes, fire<br />

protection to the exposed perimeter will<br />

always be necessary.<br />

d) The method can only be used for 203x203x46<br />

UC5 and above in size.<br />

Sheet Code<br />

ISF/No.11<br />

April 1997

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