Was that a Santa Ana wind or just hot air?
At 06:09 PM 1/17/2008, you wrote:
I already thought of that, but in the case I'm looking at now there
isn't any fire-proofing. Maybe we could fill the voids with the broken
dreams of Patriot fans everywhere ...
Steve Leyton
Protection Design & Consulting
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McMahon
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: NFPA 13, 2002 A.3.7.1 (4)
We currently are doing a panel construction parking structure under a
mixed
use building, and are relying on the fire proofing to fill those voids.
The spray on application generally does a pretty good job.
Thom McMahon
Firetech, Inc.
2560 Copper Ridge Dr
Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136
Tel: 970-879-7952
Fax: 970-879-7926
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland Huggins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: NFPA 13, 2002 A.3.7.1 (4)
> The question that prompted the change was zackery this issue, ie the
> channels in the metal pan of a poured concrete floor assembly. Since
the
> allowance to treat the panel pocket as obstructed construction and
place
> the sprinklers further down from the ceiling is based on capturing
heat,
> having all those open channels seemed counter- productive. Thus the
> clarification with the wording "including the interface at the roof".
> Granted the "roof" is on the outside but it's used synonymously with
> ceiling as in 3.9.16 Roof Height.
>
> Roland
>
> On Jan 17, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Steve Leyton wrote:
>
>> Per the above section, the definition panel construction was
modified to
>> include the language, " ... There should be no unfilled penetrations
in
>> the cross sectional area of the bounding structural members
including
>> the interface at the roof."
>>
>> Where structural steel decking is supported by steel beams and
girders
>> that otherwise meet the definition of panel construction, was it the
>> committee's intent that the openings created by the decking flutes
must
>> be filled above the top chord of said beams and girders? Or does
naked
>> steel decking still meet the intent of the definition of panel
>> construction?
>>
>>
>> Steve Leyton
>> PROTECTION DESIGN & CONSULTING
>> 8849-B Complex Drive
>> San Diego, CA 92123
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