Comparison between various methods for the evaluation of the fire resistance of concrete filled hollow steel columns

peer reviewedHollow steel columns filled with bar-reinforced concrete are used extensively in the construction of high-rise buildings. Many research works devoted to the fire resistance of these profiles have been performed in Europe and in North America. Though calculation methods are now proposed in codes, more practical tools are needed by the design engineers. It is not easy to develop such methods due to the large scatter of experimental results. In this article three methods based on quite different procedures are examined. Comparisons have been made between the results obtained by the three methods and test results. The potentialities of each method are examined, but also the domains in which they should be used with care, or even they should not be used