Which of the following statements regarding the effect of mass on the speed at which steel will fail is MOST accurate?

A) Bar joists will fail earlier than massive steel beams.
B) Real fires do not need to generate as much heat as the calculated theoretical heat to cause steel failure.
C) The smaller the mass of steel, the more heat necessary to result in failure.
D) Massive steel beams frequently show deformation in typical fires.

A

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