Definitions
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- adjective difficult to burn
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Examples
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It is our recommendation that we carry 30% of insurable value on all fire-resistive AAA construction, that we carry 50% of value on ordinary construction other than sprinklered, and that we carry 90% on the sprinklered construction, the 90% on the sprinklered buildings being required by insurance regulations
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Investigations are being made into the effects of fire and the rate of conductivity of heat on concrete and reinforced concrete, brick, tile, building stone, etc., as a guide to the use of the most suitable materials for fire-proof building construction and the proper dimensioning of fire-resistive coverings.
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Investigations are being made in the field, of building stones locally available, and physical and chemical tests of these building stones to determine their bearing or crushing strength; the most suitable mortars for use with them; their resistance to weathering; their fire-resistive and fire-proof qualities, etc., regarding which practically no adequate information is available as a guide to Government engineering and building design.
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_ -- The various structural forms into which concrete and reinforced concrete may be assembled for use in public-building construction, are undergoing investigative tests as to their compressive and tensile strength, resistance to shearing, modulus of elasticity, coefficient of expansion, fire-resistive qualities, etc.
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The partitions shall be constructed of brick or other fire-resistive material approved by the City Manager or other designated official, and all mortar used in the construction shall be
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Sprinklers or increased fire-resistive construction have been required for a building of this type containing an upper-level movie theater since the 1940's.
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The wildfire expert creates a customized action plan to ensure three key elements of structural safety are in place: defensible space, fuel reduction, and use of fire-resistive materials.
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(Oct. 10, 2008) - Researchers have developed a technique for measuring a key thermal property of fire-resistive materials at high temperatures.
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Answering this question has been surprisingly difficult, but it is important information for builders selecting high-performance fire-resistive materials and for scientists conducting computer simulations that investigate fires.
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Now, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed a technique for measuring a key thermal property of fire-resistive materials at high temperatures.
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