Rated partition and rated wall assemblies are different in construction, but in either case has anyone seen any calcs proving equivalency of a sprinkler or sprinklers to a UL listed rated assembly?
Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: rated wall opening It's done all the time in fire partitions but a 3 hr wall is starting to sound like a fire wall (which presents a much greater concern regarding integrity etc.). I'd proceed carefully. Roland On Apr 16, 2009, at 7:50 AM, Dewayne Martinez wrote: > Is there any testing or criteria in regards to equivalent rating for a > water curtain or deluge curtain when protecting an opening in a rated > wall? I have a 3' opening in a 3 hour wall and the architect is > trying to see if this can be accomplished with a water or deluge > curtain. > Thanks, > Dewayne > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: > [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
