ACI 216R : 1989(R2001)

Chapter 1 - General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Definitions and notation
1.3 Standard fire tests of building construction and
     materials
1.4 Application of design principles
Chapter 2 - Fire endurance of concrete slabs and beams
2.1 Simply supported (unrestrained) slabs and beams
2.2 Continuous beams and slabs
2.3 Fire endurance of floors and roofs in which
     restraint to thermal expansion occurs
2.4 Heat transmission
Chapter 3 - Fire endurance of walls
3.1 Scope
3.2 Plain and reinforced concrete walls
3.3 Concrete masonry walls
Chapter 4 - Reinforced concrete columns
4.1 General
Chapter 5 - Properties of concrete at high
5.1 Compressive strength
5.2 Modulus of elasticity
5.3 Thermal expansion
5.4 Stress-strain relationships
5.5 Creep
Chapter 6 - Properties of concrete at high temperatures
6.1 Compressive strength
6.2 Linear thermal expansion
6.3 Modulus of elasticity and shear modulus
6.4 Possion's ratio
6.5 Stress-strain relationships
6.6 Stress relaxation and creep
6.7 Thermal conductivity, specific heat, and thermal
     diffusivity
Chapter 7 - Temperature distribution within concrete
            members exposed to a standard fire
7.1 Slabs
7.2 Rectangular and tapered joists
7.3 Double T units
7.4 Masonry units
7.5 Columns
Chapter 8 - Examples
Chapter 9 - References
9.1 Documents of standards-producing organizations
9.2 Cited references
Appendix - Design of building elements for prescribed
           level of fire safety

This guide for determining the fire resistance of concrete elements is a summary of practical information intended for use by architects, engineers & building officials who must design concrete structures for particular fire resistances or evaluate structures as designed. The guide contains information for determining the fire endurance of simply supported slabs & beams: continuous beams & slabs; floors & roofs in which restraint to thermal expansion occurs; walls; & reinforced concrete columns. Information is also given for determining the fire endurance of concrete members based on heat transmission criteria. Also included is information on the properties of steel & concrete at high temperatures, temperature distributions within concrete members exposed to fire.