So what you really have is just simple obstructed construction.  Place
the deflector 1" below the bottom flange of the beam and space them
normally. 

Paul J. Pinigis, P.E.
Chief Life Safety Engineer

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Thurston
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:57 AM
To: Paul Pinigis
Subject: Re[2]: Pockets or just plain Obstructions

Hello Paul,

Got my coffee and construction calculator working now and it looks
like 113.5556 cubic feet

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 8:44:52 AM, you wrote:

> Check your math, but first convert 14" to 1.167'.

> Paul J. Pinigis, P.E.
> Chief Life Safety Engineer

> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:40 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Pockets or just plain Obstructions

> Hello sprinklerforum,

>   I have a 2 story butler building where the center area of the 2nd
> floor is supported by 14" deep steel beams exposed to the floor below.
> The space between the beams are 24'-4" long x 4' Wide and the beams
are
> 14" deep supported at each end by a 16" deep beam. IF I did my math
> right that figures to 1362.666 cubic feet in each space. Heads down
the
> length of each space?  Sidewall head at each end in each space? This
is
> a light hazard building. The space under these beams will be a game
room
> for a Youth Christian Center. I am open to suggestions to protect this
> area AND keep the pool cues away from the sprinkler heads......




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