Fire Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Columns: Experimental Studies (Conducted at TFRI)

In this report, the results of tests on two columns, constructed and tested at the Tianjin Fire Research Institute (TFRI) are described. The tests were carried out mainly for the purpose of verifying the characteristics of a newly-built column furnace at TFRI and providing data for the evaluation of methods for the calculation of the fire resistance of reinforced concrete columns made with materials, commonly used in China. The columns were made with siliceous and carbonate aggregates. The study variables included column length, dimensions of cross-section and eccentricity of load.On d\ue9crit dans ce rapport les r\ue9sultats d?essais men\ue9s sur deux (2) poteaux, fabriqu\ue9s et test\ue9s au Tianjin Fire Research Institute (TFRI). Les essais ont \ue9t\ue9 r\ue9alis\ue9s essentiellement dans le but de v\ue9rifier les caract\ue9ristiques d?une chambre de combustion pour mise \ue0 l?\ue9preuve de poteaux, nouvellement construite au TFRI, et de g\ue9n\ue9rer des donn\ue9es aux fins de l?\ue9valuation des m\ue9thodes de calcul de la r\ue9sistance au feu des poteaux en b\ue9ton arm\ue9 ou renforc\ue9 faits de mat\ue9riaux couramment utilis\ue9s en Chine. Les poteaux ont \ue9t\ue9 fabriqu\ue9s \ue0 partir de granulats siliceux et carbonat\ue9s. Les variables \ue0 l?\ue9tude comprenaient la longueur des poteaux, leurs dimensions en section et l?excentricit\ue9 de la charge.Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye