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Roland On Nov 4, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Greg McGahan wrote: > We have a flat roof canopy in front of a strip mall whose structure > is non combustible, flat roof with bar joists 4-5' on center and a > metal pan roof. The front of the canopy is a façade that is nearly > vertical but slopes out at the bottom, probably a 4 FEET on 12 INCH > slope. The framing for the façade is all 2x4 with plywood and the > ceiling of the canopy is all 2x4 with plywood - both of which are 2' > on center. The height of this space varies due to the ceiling, but > is approximately 7' tall. > > According to table 8.6.2.2.1(a) I can space the heads at 225' with > members over 3' on center. Since the ROOF structure is non > combustible, would I consider this my MEMBERS and use 225 sq ft, or > do I have to use the ceiling framing as the MEMBERS and be limited > to 130 sqft? > > To be honest I would be great with 150 sq ft, but the 130 hurts the > calcs due to the additional heads in the remote area. > > Thanks for the input. > > Greg McGahan > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.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 [email protected] http://fireball.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)
