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Can Buildings be Made Fire-Proof?
One of the most destructive fires of this year occurred in Pittsburg on the morning of May 3d, the total loss being about $2 500 000. Three buildings, which were generally regarded as fire-proof structures, and were supposed to be constructed according to the most modern methods, were partially burned, and the contents of two of them were entirely destroyed. This circumstance has aroused an unusual interest among all those engaged in the construction of such buildings. Very much has been written by the technical press, both of the fire and of the lessons which the writers would draw from it. The loss in these particular buildings has also tended strongly to condemn all buildings of their class in the public mind, so that even among men who know most about building construction the question whether buildings can really be built fire-proof or not is pertinent.
Can Buildings be Made Fire-Proof?
One of the most destructive fires of this year occurred in Pittsburg on the morning of May 3d, the total loss being about $2 500 000. Three buildings, which were generally regarded as fire-proof structures, and were supposed to be constructed according to the most modern methods, were partially burned, and the contents of two of them were entirely destroyed. This circumstance has aroused an unusual interest among all those engaged in the construction of such buildings. Very much has been written by the technical press, both of the fire and of the lessons which the writers would draw from it. The loss in these particular buildings has also tended strongly to condemn all buildings of their class in the public mind, so that even among men who know most about building construction the question whether buildings can really be built fire-proof or not is pertinent.
Can Buildings be Made Fire-Proof?
Purdy, Corydon T. (Autor:in)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 39 ; 121-146
01.01.2021
261898-01-01 pages
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