Fire Resisting Materials - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Fire-resisting materials are required by the London Building Acts; see a very full list of them in Sched. I. of the London Building Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. clviii.), Chitty's Statutes. They include, for general purposes, 'brickwork constructed of good bricks well burnt,' etc, and 'solidly put together with good mortar,' etc., and for the special purposes of 'verandahs, balustrades outside landings, the trades, strings and risers of outside stairs, outside steps, porticos and porches, oak, teak, jarrah, karri or other hard timber not less than 1' inches finished thickness.'...
Glazed tiles
Glazed tiles, the expression 'glazed tiles, is used in common parlance in connection with tiles on which there is a coating of melted glass. There is a clear distinction between glazing and polishing. The Indian Standard Glossary of terms relating to ceramic ware, gives the following definition. 'Glaze' a ceramic coating matured to glassy state on a formed ceramic article, or the materials or mixture from which the coating is made.' In the McGraw Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & Techno-logy 'glazing' is defined as: 'The application of finely ground glass, or glass forming materials or a mixture of both, to a ceramic body and heating (firing) to a temperature where the material or materials melt, forming a coating of glass on the surface of the ware'. In the book industrial ceramic by Felix Singer and Sonja S. Singer, it is stated: 'Glazes are thin layer of glass fused on to the surface of the body; they are applied to bodies to make them impervious, mechanically stronger and resistant t...
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