ISO INTERNATIONAL 834-7 STANDARD First edition 2000-08-15 Fire-resistance tests Elements of building construction - Part 7: Specific requirements for columns Essais de résistance au feu - Elements de construction - Partie 7: Exigences spécifiques relatives aux poteaux Referencenumber ISO 834-7:2000(E) ISO @ISO 2000 ISO834-7:2000(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The ISO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. @ISO2000 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or isO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 · CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland IsO2000-Allrightsreserved ISO 834-7:2000(E) Contents Page Foreword. Introduction 1 Scope .. 2 Normative references. 3 Terms and definitions 4 Symbols and abbreviated terms ... 5 Test equipment ... 6 Test conditions .. 6.1 Restraint and boundary conditions 6.2 Loading ...... 7 Test specimen preparation. 7.1 Specimen design .. 7.2 Specimen size ... 7.3 Number of test specimens 7.4 Specimen conditioning .. 7.5 Specimen installation and restraint. 8 Application of instrumentation. 8.1 Furnace thermocouples (plate thermometer).. 8.2 Specimen thermocouples. 8.3 Deformation measurement 6 Test procedure.. 9.1 Load application 9.2 Furnace control.. 9.3 Measurementsandobservations. 10 Performance criteria. 11 Validity of the test. 12 Expression of results, 13 Test report . Annex A (informative) General guidance on the test method Annex B (informative) Direct application of results....