ASCE 7 needs to be complied with. See also suspended ceiling requirements. It’s a poorly cross referenced item.
Sort of like non-combustible construction definition being unique to 13. Best. Bruce Verhei > On Aug 17, 2018, at 10:00, Micah Davis, SET <[email protected]> wrote: > > On a seismic job, I have always designed such that there is either a flexible > drop or a hole 1" larger than required for the sprinkler head in gypsum board > ceilings. I was thinking that practice was based on NFPA 13, but as I look > for it now, I do not see it. Instead, it appears this requirement is found > in ASCE 7. > > While NFPA 13 says nothing of ASCE 7 regarding seismic protection, the IBC > states that all non-structural components be protected in accordance with > ASCE 7. As I understand it, the protection requirements of NFPA 13 were > developed to comply with the ASCE 7 requirements. Soooo, my question is, am > I required to provide this 1" clearance at sprinkler drops in rigid ceilings > or does NFPA 13's silence mean I am not held to this? > > Micah Davis, SET > NICET #124745 > Water Based Systems Layout, Level IV Dynamic Fire Designs > > Mail: [email protected] > Mobile: 931-242-1299 > www.dynamicfiredesigns.com > Dynamic Fire Designs • 247 Winthrop Dr. • Spring Hill • FL • 34609 > > 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. The > integrity and security of this message cannot be guaranteed on the Internet. > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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