Analysis of Needs and Existing Capabilities for Full-Scale Fire Resistance Testing

This study reported here was conducted for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under Contact Number NA1341-02-W-0686. Hughes Associates, Inc. performed this work with assistance from Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. and Thornton-Tomasetti- Cutts, LLC. The study was commissioned to analyze the needs and existing capabilities for full-scale fire resistance testing of structural connections. The Scope of Work consisted of three separate tasks...Task 1. Identification of Building Collapse Incidents; Task 2. Survey of Fire Resistance Test Facilities; and Task 3. Needs Assessment.