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https://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine-archive/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ulster_fire_test.jpeg1280960In the United States, making buildings code-compliant and fire-resistant costs tens of billions of dollars annually. Despite these expenditures, major knowledge gaps still exist about how fires affect structures. Filling those gaps could allay costs while further enhancing safety. “Fire is this very basic hazard that’s been with us forever, and yet we still don’t...