Nevertheless brick is commonly cited as among the best building materials for fire protection.
Fire resistance rating of building materials.
A common fire test to evaluate fire resistance of walls uses a large vertical furnace figure 5 to expose a wall to radiant heat from gas burners.
Specific requirements to determine the contribution of applied fire protection materials to structural steel elements 90 93 iso tc 92 sc 2.
This fire resistance.
According to national building code of india part 4 fire and life safety 2005 fire resistance is a property of either an element or material of building construction and is the measure of its ability to satisfy for a stated period of some or all of the following criteria.
For example fire resistance ratings will help determine if a given building construction will allow enough time for people to exit a burning building before it collapses kruppa 1997.
A brick wall is held together with mortar which is less effective.