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This review summarizes the history of fire resistance testing and its impact on the formulation of the present standard. It focuses on studies from the 1880s to 1918.
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Babrauskas, V., Williamson, R.B. The historical basis of fire resistance testing — Part II. Fire Technol 14, 304–316 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01998390
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