I would not attempt to argue the lintel / compartment issue since a lintel by definition is the wall section over a doorway (but yes it must have a height difference on both sides otherwise only one compartment has a lintel). Whether or not you include the shower area depends on the applicable edition of 13 (since the whole bath room thing has been in a state of flux).
Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org On Oct 2, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: > Ron, > > If the ceiling in the shower is at the same elevation as the "lintel", is it > in fact a lintel or a soffit? If it is a soffit, then I would say that it is > part of the same compartment. I would think to be considered a lintel, the > ceiling heights on both sides would have to be higher than the bottom of the > supposed lintel. > > Todd G Williams, PE _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
