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SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering

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...

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