Drive screws? Lags are no longer allowed because they pull out. Drive screws are ... negligent, arguably.
Forest - all I can say about your spacing template is that it's five editions old and any BO that accepts it isn't doing the due diligence. Steve Leyton -------- Original message -------- From: [email protected] Date:12/11/2013 10:16 AM (GMT-08:00) To: [email protected] Subject: RE: EQ Bracing We have jurisdictions in AZ that require what we call "feel good bracing". No calc's required, use drive screws to attach brace from 8" pipe to wood 2x6 at the roof. A little different from the hoops we jump through for OSHPAD in CA. Ron F -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Mackinnon Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 10:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: EQ Bracing What is the difference? Steven MacKinnon Fire Protection Division Hartcorn Plumbing and Heating, Inc. 850 South Second Street Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Office 631-580-2300 Fax - 631-580-1090 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rongreenman . Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: EQ Bracing That doesn't work in seismic zones Forest. That's sway bracing, not seismic bracing. On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 7:30 AM, Forest Wilson Fire Sprinkler Contractor < [email protected]> wrote: > Keep simple? > 4 way every change of direction. > Longitudinal every 80. > Latitudes every 40. > Flexible couplings top and bottom of riser. > > These guidelines will satisfy most building departments. > Some will want calculations etc. > > > Forest Wilson > Fire Sprinkler Contractor > 937-736-0425 > > Notice: > This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise > protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have > received it by mistake, please let us know by e-mail reply and delete > it from your system; you may not copy this message or disclose its > contents to anyone. Please send us by fax any message containing > deadlines as incoming e-mails are not screened for response deadlines. > The integrity and security of this message cannot be guaranteed on the > Internet. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: JD Gamble <[email protected]> > Date:12/10/2013 4:58 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: EQ Bracing > > What are the best "Keep It Simple Stupid" resources for seismic > applications? > > And, ... is EQ bracing limited to only those floors above grade? > > > > JD Gamble > Life Safety Solutions of Sheridan > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
