CASE STUDY: The building owner would like to install an automatic sprinkler system. The 15,000 ft2 (1394 m2) building consists of a single story joisted masonry building with a wooden roof. The ceiling height is 12 ft (3.6 m) with each unit having doors in the front and rear. The building has three tenants: Furniture maker, assembles furniture only (no cutting or sanding); Dry Cleaner with 3 professional washers and dryer’s irons and light sewing, and a book store. The building is located in a public protection class 3. Fire Hydrants are located 250 ft (76 m) from the building. The building is located in a neighborhood retail area. Based on the construction, occupancy, exposure and protection, what would you recommend for the sprinkler system hydraulic design? The following three questions will pertain to this case study.The bookstore is planning to install a modular space-saving storage system, where racks are moved on tracks to create temporary aisles where needed to access the contents of the shelves. Which of the following is true of such track file systems?
Vortex shedding involves interactions between:
The quantitative measurement and recording of the stimulus necessary to achieve an alarm signal from an initiating device refers to what term in relationship to inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm systems?
Air entrainment within a compartment fire will be controlled by:
Statistical studies of fire and explosion loss incidents in a variety of industries have shown that most of these incidents are caused by:
Compartmentation is but one of the methods used to manage smoke. In assessing smoke leakage of a compartment, the amount of leakage is dependent on:
