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___________________ is a bad conductor of heat and it is an effective material for fire resisting construction.(a) Aluminium(b) Steel(c) Granite(d) ConcreteThe question was posed to me in class test.My question comes from Fire Protection topic in portion Fire Protection in Building, Carpentry and Joinery of Construction & Building Materials

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The correct option is (d) Concrete

To explain: The concrete OFFERS a much higher resistance to a fire than any other material. The ACTUAL behaviour of concrete in case of fire DEPENDS on the quality of cement and the TYPE of aggregate FORMING the concrete and in case of reinforced and pre stressed structure, it also depends on the position of Steel in the concrete.



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