Cliff's opinion is right.
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Cliff Whitfield <[email protected]>wrote: > Craig, > > If you don't calc it, how do you know it works? That would be like sending > in drawings with 'hydraulically calculated pipe sizes' with no hydraulic > calcs to prove the sizes are correct. Just not happening. > > A lot of 'East Coast' contractors/designers (I fit in that category even > though I now live in Colorado) just show braces on their drawings but it's > not even close to being the correct way to do it. They need to take the > time to learn from the AFSA classes that Ken Wagonner and others do so that > they can do it right. I've had to take it 3 times because I don't use it > very often and it easy to forget without the repetition but it's just > something you have to do if you are doing your job correctly. > > Simply my opinion (but I think it's right!) > > Cliff Whitfield, SET > President > Fire Design, Inc. > Ph: 719-488-3479 > > > > [email protected] > www.fire-design.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 7:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: seismic bracing calcs > > Seismic design category C, contractor submittal package, > > Do you provide a calc sheet for EQ bracing or just locate per NFPA 13 and > send typical catalog data sheets? > > FM Global project, BTW. > > Craig L. Prahl, CET > Fire Protection Group Lead > CH2MHILL > Lockwood Greene > 1500 International Drive > Spartanburg, SC 29303 > Direct - 864.599.4102 > Fax - 864.599.8439 > CH2MHILL Extension 74102 > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- 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
