A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive . lete. Parts of a building are firejiroofed when theyare covered with a material which protects themfrom fire. Wood has been so treated with chemi-cals as to yield but slowly to a great heat andto burn to ashes without bursting into which have been fireproofed in this wayhave been adopted by certain naval bureaus forthe interior finishing of war vessels. Textilesare also fireproofed ; and curtains properly treatedfor that imrpose will not burn. All parts ofsteel frames in buildings should be fire
A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive . lete. Parts of a building are firejiroofed when theyare covered with a material which protects themfrom fire. Wood has been so treated with chemi-cals as to yield but slowly to a great heat andto burn to ashes without bursting into which have been fireproofed in this wayhave been adopted by certain naval bureaus forthe interior finishing of war vessels. Textilesare also fireproofed ; and curtains properly treatedfor that imrpose will not burn. All parts ofsteel frames in buildings should be fireproofed. — C. T. (n.). A. Material or a combination of materials intended to make buiW-ings fireproof B. The art, jwocess, or act of making build-ings fireproof In colloquial phraseology, afireproof building is one in which at least theexternal walls and the floors are constructedof incombustible material. Only rarely are tliewords used to express their etymological mean-ing, that a fireproof building is proof against firein the full meaning of the separate .- I X a a5 ^ a 5 to SS & 3 SIa =a ?= <! 5 H r. •vm
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