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Fire resistance of load-bearing masonry walls

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A comprehensive theory is being developed to predict the behavior of load-bearing masonry walls subjected to fire on one side.

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  1. Schubert, T. J., “New Development in Fire Testing Loadbearing Walls,”Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Vol. 48, Nos. 9 and 10 (September–October 1976), pp. 34–35.

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  3. Method for Fire Tests on Building Materials and Structures; Part 4 — Fire Resistance Test of Structures (AS 1530, Part 4-1975), Standards Association of Australia, Sydney, 1975.

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  1. Department of Housing and Construction, Experimental Building Station, USA

    Stephen M. Byrne

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Byrne, S.M. Fire resistance of load-bearing masonry walls. Fire Technol 15, 180–188 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01983196

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