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3.3.24* Calcination of Gypsum. - SOLUTION-A fire effect realized in gypsum products, including
wallboard, as a result of exposure to heat that drives off free and chemically bound water.
, 3.3.25 Calorie. - SOLUTION-The amount of heat necessary to raise 1 gramof water 1°C at the
pressure of 1 atmosphere and temperature of 15°C; a calorie is 4.184 joules, and there are 252.15
calories in a British thermal unit (Btu).
3.3.26 Cause. - SOLUTION-The circumstances, conditions, or agencies that
brought about or resulted in the fire or explosion incident, damage to property resulting from the fire or
explosion incident, or bodily injury or loss of life resulting from the fire or explosion incident.
3.3.27 Ceiling Jet. - SOLUTION-A relatively thin layer of flowing hot gases
that develops under a horizontal surface (e.g., ceiling) as a result of plume impingement and the flowing
gas being forced to move horizontally
3.2.1* Approved. - SOLUTION-Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
3.2.2* Code. - SOLUTION-A standard that is an extensive compilation of
provisions covering broad subject matter or that is suitable for adoption into law independently of other
codes and standards.
3.2.3* Guide. - SOLUTION-A document that is advisory or informative in
nature and that contains only non-mandatory provisions. A guide may contain mandatory statements
such as when a guide can be used, but the document as a whole is not suitable for adoption into law.
3.2.4* Recommended Practice. - SOLUTION-A document that is similar in
content and structure to a code or standard but that contains only non-mandatory provisions using the
word "should" to indicate recommendations in the body of the text.
3.2.5* Standard. - SOLUTION-An NFPA Standard, the main text of which