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Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings

An Assessment of Community Impacts

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  • © 2012

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  1. Code Consultants, Inc.

    1. Saint Louis, USA

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Fire (BRIEFSFIRE)

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Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings offers a detailed analysis for calculating the fire water demand required in buildings with existing and non-existant sprinkler systems. The installation of automatic sprinkler systems can significantly reduce the amount of water needed during a fire, but it requires water for commissioning, inspection, testing, and maintenance (CITM). This book provides an estimate of fire water used under both fire conditions, including CITM, to allow communities to develop fire water fees for both sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings that are proportional to the anticipated fire water usage. The types of buildings analyzed include residential (family dwellings as well as those up to four stories in height), business, assembly, institutional, mercantile, and storage facilities. Water volume was studied using guidelines from the International Code Council, the National Fire Protection Association, and the Insurance Services Office. Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings is intended for practitioners as a tool for analyzing water consumption in fire situations and for providing them with key information on the best types of water systems in a variety of buildings. Researchers working in building planning and safety will also find the book valuable.

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-3

  3. Community Selection

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    Pages 5-8

  4. Assessment of Fire Flow Fees

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    Pages 9-15

  5. Characteristic Set of Buildings

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    Pages 17-25

  6. Calculation of Fire Water Volume

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    Pages 27-29

  7. Calculation of Water Usage for Commissioning, Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance

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    Pages 31-32

  8. Fire Probability and Frequency

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    Pages 33-36

  9. Compiled Data (Probability and Volume)

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    Pages 37-52

  10. Calculation of Fire Fees

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    Pages 53-57

  11. American Water Works Association (AWWA)

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    Pages 59-60

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 61-62
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Saint Louis, USA

    Code Consultants, Inc.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings

  • Book Subtitle: An Assessment of Community Impacts

  • Authors: Code Consultants, Inc.

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Fire

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8109-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Fire Protection Research Foundation 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8108-9Published: 19 July 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8109-6Published: 18 July 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2193-6595

  • Series E-ISSN: 2193-6609

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 62

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, general, Building Construction and Design

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