The Building Standard Law of Japan prescribes that special buildings (apartment buildings, hotels and the like) that are used mainly by many and unspecified persons and buildings that are located in urban areas should be of fire-resistant construction. In a fire-resistant structure, it is obligatory that the columns, beams and other major structural sections meet certain fire-resistant specifications or that the fire resistance of these structural members be confirmable by means of calculation.
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