Section Four: Design Calculations
Chapter List
- Chapter 4-1: Design of Detection Systems
- Chapter 4-2: Hydraulics
- Chapter 4-3: Automatic Sprinkler System Calculations
- Chapter 4-4: Foam Agents and AFFF System Design Considerations
- Chapter 4-5: Foam System Calculations
- Chapter 4-6: Halon Design Calculations
- Chapter 4-7: Halon Replacement Clean Agent Total Flooding Systems
- Chapter 4-8: Fire Temperature-Time Relations
- Chapter 4-9: Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Steel Members
- Chapter 4-10: Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete Members
- Chapter 4-11: Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Timber Members
- Chapter 4-12: Smoke Control
- Chapter 4-13: Smoke Management in Covered Malls and Atria
- Chapter 4-14: Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems
Overview
Robert P. Schifiliti, Brian J. Meacham, and Richard L. P. Custer
Robert P. Schifiliti, P.E., is a fire protection consultant based in Reading, Massachusetts, and an adjunct associate professor of fire protection engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He specializes in fire detection and fire alarm system design and analysis.
Brian J. Meacham, Ph.D., P.E., is Principal Risk Consultant and Principal Fire Protection Consult for Arup Fire, located in Massachusetts. Dr. Meacham is a fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.
Richard Custer, M.Sc., is Technical Director and Principal Fire Analyst for Arup Fire. Mr. Custer is a fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.
Introduction
Fire detection and alarm systems are recognized as key features of a building's fire prevention and protection strategy. This chapter presents a systematic technique to be used by fire protection engineers in the design and analysis of detection and...