I’m at a loss in how one could say the curves have nothing to do with the fire while the definitions are all about fire related variables. Granted they are not quantified but are relative descriptions of a fire.
Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On Mar 6, 2015, at 12:31 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, if one thinks about it, IBC has as much to do with density as NFPA > 13 does in a way, because the density/area curves "had nothing to do with > fire" according to the first person to use the curves (he invented them). > NFPA #13 Occupancy Classifications are based on Low, Moderate and High, > Quan/Comb and HRR, and "example occupancies" are given instead of numbers. > > Brad _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
