July 7, 2004
      
                  
        
  Author(s)
  Samuel L. Manzello,   Richard G. Gann,   S R. Kukuck,   Kuldeep R. Prasad,   Walter W. Jones
 
       
            
    
    
        For nearly a century, the cornerstone of fire safety in buildings has been the ability to confine a fire for a time sufficient for people to reach safety and for successful fire suppression activity. To effect this, the partitions in a building (walls