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Fire ratings of concrete and masonry structural elements considers two factors fire endurance and fire resistance. ACI 206 provides the definition of these two terms. Fire endurance is a measure of elapsed time during which a material or assembly shows fire resistance under determined conditions of test and performance when applied to
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