Fire resistance

Fire resistance is a measure of the ability of a building element to prevent the spread of heat or fire gases through a barrier, or for a loadbearing element to continue to carry loads without collapse or excessive deflection when exposed to fully developed fire conditions.

Standard test methods

Standard fire resistance test methods such as AS 1530 Part 4 are typically used to determine the period of time that the assembly or element continues to meet the criteria in the test standard.

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