Presents an introduction to rational methods for
calculating the fire resistance of prestressed concrete
structures.
Reviews current fire test methods and shows how
design methods are developed using laboratory tests.
Specifically, fire endurance is estimated for simply
supported and continuous prestressed concrete slabs
and beams.
Data are given in the case of fire under the floor of an
interior bay.
Also, the important effects of restraint on a
member are discussed.
A study of heat transmission through floor and
roof slabs is included.
There is also some data on two-course assemblies.
It is concluded that in the near future structural
designers will have the necessary data to design
prestressed concrete structures with any desired
degree of fire resistance.