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Fire Protection

The entire facility is provided with a combination "wet" standpipe and sprinkler system. The system includes a fire department connection.

The combination standpipe/sprinkler system have 2 1/2" Fire Department Valves (FDVs), located such that each floor is covered with 100’-0"of hose and 30’-0” of stream attached to the valve. In general, all 2 1/2" valves are inside stairways to allow Fire Department personnel to access a fire from the stairway. All valves have the same hose thread as per the local Fire Department requirements. At the ceiling and within the stairwell of each floor, each riser is provided with a floor zone control valve, complete with vane type flow alarm, test station, etc., to serve the sprinkler system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Note:
While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Shiyun Chen. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

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