Thanks everyone! The storage is going to be held to 20'. For Class III multi-row racks <= 16', I can make it work as it stands.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Hankins Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 11:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Roof Deck You can't use the bottom of the tee as the roof height any more than you can use the bottom of a beam. In fact, the 22 in. deep tees create a much worse situation than a metal deck on joists and beams. If a fire starts anywhere other than under the channel where sprinklers are, operation will be significantly delayed. Joe Travis Mack wrote: >Ok..this may be a stupid question, but here goes: > >If I have concrete tee construction, what can I use as the roof deck. I >have an area with 28' to bottom of deck and 26'-2" to bottom of tee. If I >can use the bottom of tee as the maximum ceiling height, then I can use 0.60 >gpm density using Tyco k17-231 sprinklers. If I need to use 28', then the >density goes to 0.80 gpm / sq ft. This is a retrofit, and the existing >system works with 0.60, but does not work with 0.80. I am looking for >something to justify the 0.60 gpm as being adequate. > >Travis Mack, SET >MFP Design, LLC >480-505-9271 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely >you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of >genuine faith. 2 Corinthians 13:5 NLT > > > _______________________________________________ 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) -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/752 - Release Date: 4/8/2007 8:34 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/752 - Release Date: 4/8/2007 8:34 PM _______________________________________________ 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)
