[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Building Materials]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Fire cut In the construction of masonry buildings, a fire cut or fireman's cut is a diagonal chamfer of the end of a joist or beam where it enters a masonry wall. If the joist burns through somewhere along its length, damage to the wall is prevented as the fire cut allows the joist to fail and still leave the masonry wall standing. Without firecut joists, if the burnt joists fail and rotate the unchamferred ends of the joists as they deflect downwards, this would damage the masonry wall at the connection point and possibly pull the wall inwards. == References == - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 04 - Fire and Life Safety]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/Fire Safety Codes]] - [[Building Services/Fire Engineering]] - [[Building Services/Fire Protection Systems]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 8 - Glass and Glazing]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 08 - Building Services/Section 4 - Acoustics]] - [[Building Services/Building Performance/Building Envelope]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 09 - Plumbing Services/Section 3 - Solid Waste Management]] - [[History and Theory/Vernacular]] - [[History and Theory/World History/Classical Architecture]]