If its a wall, it is structural. It’s the presence of sufficient combustibles that drive the boat (such as a NONCOMBUSTIBLE space with big bundles of wiring)
Roland Roland Huggins, PE - Senior VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives > On Jun 15, 2018, at 6:34 AM, Micah Davis, SET <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a project that has a concealed space with exposed wood wall framing. > I added concealed space sprinklers per 8.15.1.2.1. The engineer is telling > me to remove them stating that, since the walls are not load bearing, they > are not structural walls. He then references Appendix A for 8.15.1.2.1 that > states the requirements to protect the space does not apply for > "nonstructural" wood. Has anyone seen this before? What is the opinion of > the Forum? > > I will, of course, defer to the engineer, but I am recommending that the > contractor I'm working with get a letter from the engineer clearly stating > that they are requesting the sprinkler not be installed. > > > Micah Davis, SET > NICET #124745 > Water Based Systems Layout, Level IV Dynamic Fire Designs > > Mail: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Mobile: 931-242-1299 > www.dynamicfiredesigns.com <http://dynamicfiredesigns.com/> > Dynamic Fire Designs • 13063 County Line Rd., Box #87 • Spring Hill • FL • > 34609 > > This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise > protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received > it by mistake, please let us know by e-mail reply and delete it from your > system; you may not copy this message or disclose its contents to anyone. The > integrity and security of this message cannot be guaranteed on the Internet. > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > <http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org>
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