Technical Booklet E Fire Safety·Page 25
Definition: Fire-Resisting (Fire Resistance)
Fire-resisting is the ability of a building component or construction to satisfy specified criteria in BS 476 for a stated period of time.
Fire-resisting (fire resistance) – the ability of a component or construction of a building to satisfy for a stated period of time, some or all of the appropriate criteria specified in the relevant Part of BS 476.
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