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FIRE ENDURANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Fire Prevention
DEF

The capacity of a material, structural component or structure to withstand fire without losing its fire-separating or load-bearing strength ... usually expressed in terms of a time period.

CONT

A long history of over 150 years of excellent performance in numerous severe fires has established the superior fire endurance of heavy timber framing.

OBS

fire resistance: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Prévention des incendies
DEF

Aptitude d'un élément de construction, composant ou structure à conserver pendant une durée déterminée, la stabilité, l'étanchéité au feu et/ou l'isolation thermique requises, et/ou toute autre fonction spécifiée, dans un essai au feu normalisé.

CONT

[...] malgré cette combustibilité, la bonne tenue au feu des structures en bois massif [...] est rarement mise en doute.

OBS

Voir aussi «réaction au feu».

OBS

résistance au feu : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Resistencia de los materiales
  • Prevención de incendios
DEF

Capacidad de un elemento de construcción, componente o estructura, para mantener durante un período determinado la estabilidad, integridad, aislamiento térmico y/o otras funciones requeridas, especificadas en un ensayo normalizado [...]

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