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fire resistance

American  

noun

  1. the amount of resistance of a material or construction to fire.


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How do you bring older neighborhoods into fire resistance?

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2025

The Airbus A350 is made in large parts from carbon composite materials, which the manufacturer says have a similar level of fire resistance to traditionally used aluminum.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024

In this case, a regular asphalt composition roof would likely have done just as good a job as metal, as most have a Class A fire resistance rating, she added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

Its fire resistance comes from a two-layer construction, with an air gap in between for added insulation.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2022

A conflagration such as occurred in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, is not considered likely to occur in any of the analyzed events, however, because of improvements in fire resistance of construction and firefighting techniques.

From An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken Prepared By Federal Emergency Management Agency by Various

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