| Published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The 2007 NFPA 13 breaks new ground in sprinkler protection!
Where sprinklers are installed, the chances of dying in a fire are reduced by one half to two thirds. The 2007 NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems provides the latest rules for all aspects of automatic sprinkler system design and installation. It also covers the character and adequacy of water supplies and the selection of sprinklers, piping, and valves.
Broader coverage supports your work with innovative technology, methods, and research.
- Updated hanging and bracing rules meet or exceed the seismic requirements of ASCE 7: Minimum
- Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures and building code requirements.
- Chapter 11: Design Approaches clarifies design options.
- Eight new chapters address storage of specific commodities.
- Extracts from 35 referenced documents bring users up-to-date on sprinkler system design and installation criteria from other NFPA codes and standards.
- Rules for sprinklers in combination with draft stops around vertical openings have been revised to correlate with the 2006 NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101.
- Recently added installation requirements, such as those addressing "Sloped Combustible Spaces," are further clarified.
- Installation rules for residential sprinklers incorporate new research into system effectiveness, specifically with regard to obstructions such as ceiling fans and kitchen cabinets. All recent findings are further explained in a helpful Annex.
Create the most effective fire protection system for any building with the 2007 NFPA 13.
In the 2007 edition, definitions were reorganized to locate all of the storage definitions in one area, and several new definitions addressing private water supply terms were added. The definitions and requirements of Ordinary Hazard Group 1 and 2 Occupancies were clarified where storage is present. The requirements for trapeze hangers were clarified and made consistent for all components, and the seismic bracing criteria were updated to ensure that NFPA 13 contains all of the appropriate requirements for installation and design of seismic bracing of fire sprinkler systems. The requirements for storage were further reorganized and divided into separate chapters.
Contents
Chapter 1: Administration. Chapter 2: Referenced Publications. Chapter 3: Definitions. Chapter 4: General Requirements. Chapter 5: Classification of Occupancies and Commodities. Chapter 6: System Components and Hardware. Chapter 7: System Requirements. Chapter 8: Installation Requirements. Chapter 9: Hanging, Bracing and Restraint of System Piping. Chapter 10: Underground Piping. Chapter 11: Design Approaches. Chapter 12: General Requirements for Storage. Chapter 13: Miscellaneous Storage. Chapter 14: Protection of Class I to Class IV Commodities that Are Stored Palletized, Solid Piled, Bin Boxes, or Shelf Storage. Chapter 15: Protection of Plastic and Rubber Commodities that Are Stored Palletized, Solid Piled, Bin Boxes, or Shelf Storage. Chapter 16: Protection of Class I through Class IV Commodities that Are Stored on Racks. Chapter 17: Protection of Plastic and Rubber Commodities that Are Stored on Racks. Chapter 18: Protection of Rubber Tire Storage. Chapter 19: Protection of Roll Paper. Chapter 20: Special Designs of Storage Protection. Chapter 21: Special Occupancy Requirements. Chapter 22: Plans and Calculations. Chapter 23: Water Supplies. Chapter 24: Systems Acceptance. Chapter 25: Marine Systems. Chapter 26: System Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance. Annex A: Explanatory Material. Annex B: Miscellaneous Topics. Annex C: Explanation of Test Data and Procedures for Rack Storage. Annex D: Sprinkler System Information from the 1997 Edition of the Life Safety Code. Annex E: Informational References. Index. |
