FIRE TESTS WITH FLOORS

A Floor of Hollow Concrete Beams Re-Enforced With Iron RodsIn fact, economy can only be effected in the cost of a test by arranging for two or more to take place within a limited number of months in rapid succession, and, if possible, two tests per day on a testing day, so that the general expenses of a testing operation may be spread as nearly as possible over more than one test.The ideal Testing Station, however, is one where the Committee can afford to test any material or system it selects, without requiring any payment from a testor where proprietary articles are concerned or in fact involving him in any expenditure. But it must be a long time until the increase of funds will permit the Committee to reach this ideal, unless some public bene factor appreciates the importance of the matter in the interests of safety to life, and gives financial assistance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.