What your are missing is ABET is wrong in the definition. First engineering of sprinklers ended in 1896. Second I'll make an attempt to fix definition" ...gained by study, experience, reading the code and practice is applied with suspended judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind without getting sued."
Chris Cahill Fire Protection Engineer Burns & McDonnell 952-656-3652 [email protected] -------- Original message -------- From: "rongreenman ." Date:02/18/2014 5:58 PM (GMT-05:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Static Pressure/Working Pressure On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 2:16 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > "after all it's a parking garage" And there you have it. If you're not concerned about full flowing PRVs who cares about an occasional leaking sprinkler because it was 178 psi instead of 175 psi? I think the owner, the insurer, the engineer, the architect, and the AHJ need a "come to Jesus meeting" meeting and look at this rationally. Per ABET, "Engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind." I'm missing the "experience and practice applied with judgement" to "economically benefit mankind," part here. -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
