It is the first time in China that experiment is conducted of full-scaled steel frame under fire.In this paper

some issues associated with the experiment are introduced including the determination of experimental loads

the data measurement

the computation of steel frame hoist

and some experiences gained from this experiment.Based on the calculating results of the bearing capacities of middle-and side-columns under specified high temperatures and comparisons with 30 percent of limit bearing capacities under normal temperature

the axial load to be put on the steel frame column is determined.Thermocouple measuring technology can be used to measure the temperature in fire research since it is of high precision and easily to be applied.The strain measurement cannot be conducted as normally

as a result

displacements at some crucial localities are measured.The hoist of the full-scaled structure can be carried out only after computing the strength of the critical cross-section with the simplified model and the deflections of the total structure.