According to national building code of india part 4 fire and life safety 2005 fire resistance is a property of either an element or material of building construction and is the measure of its ability to satisfy for a stated period of some or all of the following criteria.
													
																	Fire resistance rating of building materials. 
									
	
		
	
																	Fire resistance tests elements of building construction part 10. 
																	A common fire test to evaluate fire resistance of walls uses a large vertical furnace figure 5 to expose a wall to radiant heat from gas burners. 
																	Depending on the construction and thickness of the wall a brick wall can achieve a 1 hour to 4 hour fire resistance rating. 
																	While no building materials are entirely fireproof building with fire safe products can help enhance resistance to heat and flame during a fire. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Specific requirements to determine the contribution of applied fire protection materials to structural steel elements 90 93 iso tc 92 sc 2. 
																	A brick wall is held together with mortar which is less effective.