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Earliest form of heavy timber construction; a type off ffatoy that emerged during the Industrial Revolution

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Mill

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Buildin constructed with non-combustible or limited combustible exterior walls and floors made of large dimension combustible materials

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Heavy Timber Construction

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Column dimensions for Heavy Timber Construction

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Columns supporting floor loads no less than 8”

Columns supporting roof loads no less than 6” in width and 3” in depth

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What is the only fire protection measure that can reasonably be expected to prevent disaster in a heavy timber building

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Fire Sprinklers System

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Heavy Timber Construction is what type of construction?

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Type IV

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Type IV Construction is what type of construction?

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Heavy Timber Construction