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To: FreedomStar3028
Sounds like something from the mind of Kim Il Whoever.

What happens when an eleven storey wooden building catches fire?

12 posted on 04/30/2017 5:18:29 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard
What happens when an eleven storey wooden building catches fire?

AFAIK, Steel framed buildings are required to have insulation sprayed onto the steel to prevent softening & warping during a fire.

This insulation is often a mix of clay or Portland cement and wood fibers.

64 posted on 04/30/2017 6:52:07 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: hinckley buzzard
What happens when an eleven storey wooden building catches fire?

"Today’s engineered timber develops a protective charring layer that maintains structural integrity and burns very predictably – unlike steel, which warps under the intense heat."

65 posted on 04/30/2017 7:00:03 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: hinckley buzzard

I had a carpentry book that showed a building after a fire. A steel beam was melted and wrapped over a charred timber which was holding it up like it was wet noodle.


69 posted on 04/30/2017 7:18:47 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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