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At a glance: Fire design for masonry
Minimum thickness
Tabular data
Thermal bowing
Causes of collapse
Minimum thickness



Historical experience from real fires shows that masonry walls perform extremely well. In general, the fire resistance of masonry walls is defined by a minimum wall thickness for a specified period of fire resistance, ranging from 30 minutes up to 6 hours. Read more....
 
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