Research　challenges　associated　with　progressive　collapse　of　reinforced　concrete　(RC)　structures　have　attracted　growing　attention　from　researchers　and　industries　worldwide,　since　the　1995　explosion　at　the　Murrah　Federal　Building　in　Oklahoma　City.　The　compressive　arch　action　(CAA),　as　a　favorable　mechanism　to　provide　the　structural　resistance　to　progressive　collapse　under　a　column　removal　scenario,　has　been　extensively　studied　using　both　experimental　and　theoretical　approaches.　However,　the　existing　prediction　models　for　the　CAA　resistance　are　either　too　complicated　or　in　need　of　additional　information　like　the　peak　deformation　of　the　specimen.　Another　major　weakness　in　the　previous　CAA　calculation　models　is　the　negligence　of　the　slab　effect,　which　can　contribute　significantly　to　the　structural　resistance.　In　this　study,　based　on　the　finite　element　analysis　of　50　progressive　collapse　tests　reported　in　the　literature　and　217　newly　designed　beam-slab　substructures,　explicit　and　easy-to-use　CAA　calculation　models　are　developed　for　RC　frame　beams　with　and　without　slabs.　The　proposed　models　are　validated　against　both　experimental　and　numerical　results　with　a　mean　absolute　error　being　less　than　10%.　The　findings　from　this　study　can　serve　to　provide　a　quantitative　reference　for　practical　design　of　RC　frame　structures　against　progressive　collapse.