摘要 |
A self-protecting, fire-inhibiting structure including wall structure formed of an elastomeric material having an outwardly exposed surface which is at risk for exposure to the heat of fire, and within that wall structure, a distributed population of intumescence elements. Associated with such structure is a fire-inhibition method for protecting a target structure having a dynamic-motion surface, including the steps of (a) applying an elastomeric, fire-resistant coating having a heat-responsive growth nature to such a surface with the applied coating having an outer side, and (b), on the occurrence of the outer side of that coating becoming exposed to the heat of fire, invoking the heat-responsive growth nature of the coating progressively to grow the coating's thickness as temperature rise within the coating progresses inwardly from the coating's outer side.
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