Assertion: gypsum's water | /r/CapableOf | retard damage
Facets:
value: to the framing
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In a fire, the structure behind a sheet of drywall will remain relatively cool as water is lost from the gypsum, thus preventing and retarding damage to the framing (through combustion of wood members or loss of strength of steel at high temperatures) and consequent structural collapse.