Hello Keith, A quick phone call to NFPA with a follow up email might be the best way to get a quick answer.
Thursday, March 20, 2008, 12:45:27 PM, you wrote: > Thanks Thom, but I need to know if someone on this board can confirm if D > and E are outside the scope of 13. I am working closely with an engineer and > need to make sure it can be designed with NFPA 13. I attended a recent > seminar about seismic and was told that it is outside 13 standards. Can > someone confirm? If so what guidelines do you use? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Seismic D > I don't believe that D is outside the scope of 13, I'm not sure of E. We > currently have a project with a D category and an Ss of .70 this yields a Cp > of 0.43, (see Table 9.3.5.6.2) which is less than the Cp if the AHJ doesn't > specify the seismic load. This will actually provide less of a design > requirement for the bracing loads than is required when 9.3.5.6.3 is used. > Thom McMahon > Firetech, Inc. > 2560 Copper Ridge Dr > Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136 > Tel: 970-879-7952 > Fax: 970-879-7926 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Pepin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:06 PM > Subject: Re: Seismic D >> It was my understanding that D and E are outside the scope of 13??? >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Thom McMahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:40:48 >> To:<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Seismic D >> >> >> The requirements of NFPA 13, 2007 should provide what you need. Also most >> seismic programs like TOLCO use the S1 and Ss to calc loads, the first >> sheet >> of your structural drawings usually has this information. >> Thom McMahon >> Firetech, Inc. >> 2560 Copper Ridge Dr >> Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136 >> Tel: 970-879-7952 >> Fax: 970-879-7926 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Keith Pepin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 3:03 PM >> Subject: Seismic D >> >> >>> Is there any document that provides guidance for designing seismic >>> bracing >>> in a building of cat D? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> Keith Pepin >>> Design manager >>> Quality Sprinkler >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sprinklerforum mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >>> >>> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) -- Best regards, Charles Thurston mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Coastal Fire Protection _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
