fire resistance
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002511
The property of a material or assembly to withstand fire or give protection from it. As applied to elements of buildings, it is characterized by the ability to confine a fire or to continue to perform a given structural function, or both.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002511 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | fire tolerance |
| References | Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | physical properties; fire testing |
| Translations | Spanish: resistencia al fuego |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002511",
"term": "fire resistance",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The property of a material or assembly to withstand fire or give protection from it. As applied to elements of buildings, it is characterized by the ability to confine a fire or to continue to perform a given structural function, or both.",
"synonyms": [
"fire tolerance"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"physical properties",
"fire testing"
],
"references": [
"Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "resistencia al fuego"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fire-resistance/"
}
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