We have a pretty healthy dialogue transpiring between ourselves, the EOR and the AHJ on these issues, but nobody can seem to conclusively agree between the other two parties on the following issues: Any experience in these area would be helpful:
1) There are corridors, storage areas and Vending areas on the ground level and the only proposed separation between these areas and the underside of the stadium seating is chain link fencing. I have come tot he conclusion personally that the only relevant 13 reference I can find is 4.1 which states all areas are to be protected unless specifically excluded. What have others done? 2) This one has been discussed verbally with someone of consequence on the forum and it is agreed that this one slips between the cracks...Any experience here? SOME of the bleachers will require protection underneath due being deisgnated storage areas. Some of these areas are constructed such that every 2-6 in horizontal distance there is a concrete tee that drops vertically approx. 2'-6. The next level of seating then repeats this scenario at about a 10" elevation change so a head under the centerline of the tee would put the deflector ok on one side and 2-7 from the deck on the upper side./ This create the situation in which heads are literally required in every 2-6 channel running the length of the bleacher due to the depth of the tees. The allowance in 13 that permits deflectors to be further than 22" from the deck does not appear to be intended for "tiered" areas like so. 3) This is minor...is there any thing anywhere that requires protection under non-combustible exterior exit corridors which are 50% open if the area above them is occupied? Thanks for any help, Greg -- Greg McGahan Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> 1160 McKenzie Road Cantonment, FL 32533 850-937-1850 fax 850-937-1852 _______________________________________________ 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)
