Thousands of students who attend class in the Modern Languages building every day should feel safe knowing this older building is fireproofed, even though this fireproofing is made with asbestos ...

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Engineers and technicians at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent months meticulously recreating the long concrete floors supported by steel beams commonly found in ...

Enhanced safety measures are being made for structures that are exposed to liquefied natural gas (LNG) fire. Dr. Filippo Gavelli from Blue Engineering and Consulting Company (BLUE) and Dr. Qingsheng ...

RESTON, Va. --The World Trade Center towers would likely not have collapsed if the spray-on fireproofing had not been dislodged by the impact of the aircraft, concludes a report issued today by the ...

Enhanced safety measures are being made for structures that are exposed to liquefied natural gas (LNG) fire. Dr. Filippo Gavelli from Blue Engineering and Consulting Company (BLUE) and Dr. Qingsheng ...

Fires can destroy buildings, lives, and entire communities in a flash. That’s why it’s essential to do everything in our power to prevent fires from happening in the first place and to help limit the ...

After 80 years as Western Fireproofing, officials of the KCK company said it was time to reflect its broader lines of business. A Kansas City, Kan., company has adapted a shorter brand name to ...

Researchers spent months meticulously recreating the long concrete floors supported by steel beams commonly found in high-rise office buildings, only to set the structures ablaze. These experiments ...