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Updates in the 2016 NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems help designers, engineers, contractors, and installers develop the best fire sprinkler defense for any occupancy. Fire protection challenges have changed along with construction materials and types of storage. Get equipped for today\u2019s hazards by getting up-to-code with the new industry standard for the automatic sprinkler system design, installation, and acceptance testing; hanging and bracing systems; underground piping; and seismic protection. Revisions to commodity classification tables in the 2016 NFPA 13 present the most significant update to the tables in over 30 years. Updated classification tables in Chapter 5 Annex based on today\u2019s materials help sprinkler system designers avoid common errors in classifying commodities. The new tables improve accuracy and reduce the risk for mistakes that could prove catastrophic in a fire. A task group addressed the costly problem of corrosion in piping. In a major change that impacts installers, the 2016 NFPA 13 adds a new requirement that a single air vent be installed for each wet sprinkler system to help reduce potential corrosion activity due to trapped air. A task group concluded that venting the trapped air in a wet system can decrease water delivery time, reduce alarm ring delay, reduce water flow alarm cyclic ringing, and reduce corrosion activity. Other changes provide more flexible options for sprinkler design: A new protection scheme for exposed bay plastics in racks has been added to Chapter 17, in response to the potential for serious fires. New language added to Chapter 8 based on studies done by the Fire Protection Research Foundation allows sprinklers to be omitted above certain cloud ceiling configurations. Conversions to metric have switched from an exact conversion into an approximate conversion to make the Standard more usable and cost effective on a global scale. A new provision requires listed window sprinklers to be used where glazing assemblies are used as an alternative to fire-resistance-rated construction. Revisions in Chapter 9 address the use of concrete anchors An alternative storage protection scheme has been added for certain storage arrangements, similar to the Scheme A allowance in NFPA 30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code. Gain the edge in sprinkler protection to prevent fire deaths and property loss. NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems advances how sprinkler system designers, installers, maintainers, and AHJs can safeguard people and property against fire. Improve automatic fire sprinkler effectiveness and avoid errors using the new research-based 2016 edition of NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems<\/p>\n

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2<\/td>\nImportant Notices and Disclaimers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAdditional Notices and Disclaimers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n2.1 General
2.2 NFPA Publications
12.12 Protection of Idle Pallets <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nChapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Application
1.4 Retroactivity
1.5 Equivalency
1.6 Units and Symbols <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n1.7 New Technology
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n2.3 Other Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
3.3 General Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n3.4 Sprinkler System Type Definitions
3.5 System Component Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n3.6 Sprinkler Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n3.7 Construction Definitions
3.8 Private Water Supply Piping Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n3.9 Storage Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n3.10 Marine Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\n3.11 Hanging and Bracing Definitions
Chapter 4 General Requirements
4.1 Level of Protection
4.2 Limited Area Systems
4.3 Owner’s Certificate
4.4 Additives
4.5 Air, Nitrogen, or Other Approved Gas
4.6 Support of Nonsprinkler System Components
Chapter 5 Classification of Occupancies and Commodities
5.1 Classification of Occupancies
5.2 Light Hazard Occupancies <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n5.3 Ordinary Hazard Occupancies
5.4 Extra Hazard Occupancies
5.5 Special Occupancy Hazards
5.6 Commodity Classification <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nChapter 6 System Components and Hardware
6.1 General
6.2 Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\n6.3 Aboveground Pipe and Tube <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\n6.4 Fittings <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\n6.5 Joining of Pipe and Fittings <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\n6.6 Valves
6.7 Fire Department Connections
6.8 Waterflow Alarm Devices <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\n6.9 Signs
Chapter 7 System Requirements
7.1 Wet Pipe Systems
7.2 Dry Pipe Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\n7.3 Preaction Systems and Deluge Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\n7.4 Combined Dry Pipe and Preaction Systems for Piers, Terminals, and Wharves
7.5 Multi-Cycle Systems
7.6 Antifreeze Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\n7.7 Outside Sprinklers for Protection Against Exposure Fires (Exposure Protection Sprinkler Systems) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\n7.8 Refrigerated Spaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\n7.9 Commercial-Type Cooking Equipment and Ventilation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\n7.10 Additives and Coatings
Chapter 8 Installation Requirements
8.1 Basic Requirements
8.2 System Protection Area Limitations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\n8.3 Use of Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\n8.4 Application of Sprinkler Types <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\n8.5 Position, Location, Spacing, and Use of Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\n8.6 Standard Pendent and Upright Spray Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>\n8.7 Sidewall Standard Spray Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\n8.8 Extended Coverage Upright and Pendent Spray Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\n8.9 Extended Coverage Sidewall Spray Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\n8.10 Residential Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\n8.11 CMSA Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\n8.12 Early Suppression Fast-Response Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\n8.13 In-Rack Sprinklers
8.14 Pilot Line Detectors <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/td>\n8.15 Special Situations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\n8.16 Piping Installation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
102<\/td>\n8.17 System Attachments <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
106<\/td>\n8.18 Electrical Bonding and Grounding
Chapter 9 Hanging, Bracing, and Restraint of System Piping
9.1 Hangers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
112<\/td>\n9.2 Installation of Pipe Hangers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
116<\/td>\n9.3 Protection of Piping Against Damage Where Subject to Earthquakes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
135<\/td>\nChapter 10 Underground Requirements
10.1 Piping <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
136<\/td>\n10.2 Fittings <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
137<\/td>\n10.3 Connection of Pipe Fittings and Appurtenances
10.4 Protection of Private Fire Service Mains. [24:10.4] <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
138<\/td>\n10.5 Grounding and Bonding
10.6 Restraint <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
139<\/td>\n10.7 Steep Grades
10.8 Installation Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
140<\/td>\n10.9 Backfilling
10.10 Testing and Acceptance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
143<\/td>\nChapter 11 Design Approaches
11.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
144<\/td>\n11.2 Occupancy Hazard Fire Control Approach for Spray Sprinklers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
148<\/td>\n11.3 Special Design Approaches <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
149<\/td>\nChapter 12 General Requirements for Storage
12.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
150<\/td>\n12.2 Hose Connections
12.3 Adjacent Hazards or Design Methods
12.4 Wet Pipe Systems
12.5 Dry Pipe and Preaction Systems
12.6 Storage Applications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
151<\/td>\n12.7 Discharge Considerations
12.8 Hose Stream Allowance and Water Supply Duration
12.9 Unsprinklered Combustible Concealed Spaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
153<\/td>\n12.10 Room Design Method
12.11 High-Expansion Foam Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
156<\/td>\nChapter 13 Protection of Miscellaneous and Low-Piled Storage
13.1 General
13.2 Design Basis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
159<\/td>\n13.3 In-Rack Sprinklers
Chapter 14 Protection for Palletized, Solid-Piled, Bin Box, Shelf, or Back-to-Back Shelf Storage of Class I through Class IV Commodities
14.1 General
14.2 Control Mode Density\/Area Sprinkler Protection Criteria for Palletized, Solid-Piled, Bin Box, Shelf, or Back-to-Back Shelf Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160<\/td>\n14.3 CMSA Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
163<\/td>\n14.4 Early Suppression Fast-Response (ESFR) Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities
14.5 Special Design for Palletized, Solid-Piled, Bin Box, or Shelf Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities
14.6 High-Expansion Foam \u2014 Reduction to Ceiling Density <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
165<\/td>\nChapter 15 Protection for Palletized, Solid-Piled, Bin Box, Shelf, or Back-to-Back Shelf Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities
15.1 General
15.2 Control Mode Density\/Area Sprinkler Protection Criteria for Palletized, Solid-Piled, Bin Box, Shelf, or Back-to-Back Shelf Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
167<\/td>\n15.3 CMSA Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Group A Plastic Commodities
15.4 Early Suppression Fast-Response (ESFR) Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Group A Plastic Commodities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
171<\/td>\n15.5 High-Expansion Foam \u2014 Reduction in Ceiling Density
Chapter 16 Protection of Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities
16.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
175<\/td>\n16.2 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities Stored Up to and Including 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
188<\/td>\n16.3 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities Stored Over 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
203<\/td>\nChapter 17 Protection of Rack Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities
17.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
206<\/td>\n17.2 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Group A Plastic Commodities Stored Up to and Including 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
221<\/td>\n17.3 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Group A Plastic Commodities Stored Over 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
230<\/td>\nChapter 18 Protection of Rubber Tire Storage
18.1 General
18.2 Columns Within Rubber Tire Storage
18.3 Water Supplies
18.4 Ceiling Systems
18.5 In-Rack Sprinkler System Requirements for Protection of Rubber Tires
18.6 Reduced-Discharge Density <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
234<\/td>\nChapter 19 Protection of Roll Paper
19.1 Protection of Roll Paper Storage <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
236<\/td>\nChapter 20 Special Designs of Storage Protection
20.1 General
20.2 Plastic Motor Vehicle Components
20.3 Sprinkler Design Criteria for Storage and Display of Class I Through Class IV Commodities, Cartoned Nonexpanded Group A Plastics and Nonexpanded Exposed Group A Plastics in Retail Stores <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
238<\/td>\n20.4 Protection of Baled Cotton Storage
20.5 Sprinkler Protection of Carton Records Storage with Catwalk Access <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
240<\/td>\n20.6 Compact Storage of Commodities Consisting of Paper Files, Magazines, Books, and Similar Documents in Folders and Miscellaneous Supplies with No More Than 5 Percent Plastics Up to 8 ft (2.44 m) High
20.7 Protection of High Bay Records Storage
Chapter 21 Alternative Sprinkler System Designs for Chapters 12 Through 20
21.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
241<\/td>\n21.2 Sprinkler Design Criteria for Palletized and Solid-Piled, Storage of Class I Through Class IV and Plastic Commodities
21.3 Sprinkler Protection Criteria for Open-Frame Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV and Plastic Commodities
21.4 Hose Stream Allowance and Water Supply Duration
21.5 Minimum Obstruction Criteria <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
244<\/td>\nChapter 22 Special Occupancy Requirements
22.1 General
22.2 Flammable and Combustible Liquids
22.3 Aerosol Products
22.4 Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
245<\/td>\n22.5 Solvent Extraction Plants. [NFPA 36]
22.6 Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines
22.7 Nitrate Film
22.8 Laboratories Using Chemicals
22.9 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
246<\/td>\n22.10 Acetylene Cylinder Charging Plants
22.11 Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
247<\/td>\n22.12 Utility LP-Gas Plants
22.13 Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
22.14 Protection of Information Technology Equipment
22.15 Standard on Incinerators, and Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
248<\/td>\n22.16 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces
22.17 Health Care Facilities Code, Class A Hyperbaric Chambers
22.18 Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems
22.19 Motion Picture and Television Production Studio Soundstages, Approved Production Facilities, and Production Locations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
249<\/td>\n22.20 Animal Housing Facilities
22.21 Water Cooling Towers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
251<\/td>\n22.22 Standard for the Construction and Fire Protection of Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves
22.23 Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
252<\/td>\n22.24 Aircraft Hangars
22.25 Airport Terminal Buildings, Fueling Ramp Drainage, and Loading Walkways
22.26 Aircraft Engine Test Facilities
22.27 Advanced Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
253<\/td>\n22.28 Light Water Nuclear Power Plants <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
254<\/td>\n22.29 Hydroelectric Generating Plants. [NFPA 851]
22.30 Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource Properties \u2014 Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship. [NFPA 909]
22.31 National Electrical Code <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
255<\/td>\n22.32 Fire Protection of Telecommunication Facilities
22.33 Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Noncombustible Particulate Solids
22.34 Hypobaric Facilities
22.35 Coal Mines <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
256<\/td>\n22.36 Metal\/Nonmetal Mining and Metal Mineral Processing Facilities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
257<\/td>\n22.37 Hazardous Materials Code <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
259<\/td>\nChapter 23 Plans and Calculations
23.1 Working Plans <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
260<\/td>\n23.2 Water Supply Information
23.3 Hydraulic Calculation Forms <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
266<\/td>\n23.4 Hydraulic Calculation Procedures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
270<\/td>\n23.5 Deluge Systems
23.6 Exposure Protection Sprinkler Systems
23.7 Pipe Schedules <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
274<\/td>\nChapter 24 Water Supplies
24.1 General
24.2 Types <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
275<\/td>\nChapter 25 Systems Acceptance
25.1 Approval of Sprinkler Systems and Private Fire Service Mains
25.2 Acceptance Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
279<\/td>\n25.3 Circulating Closed Loop Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
280<\/td>\n25.4 Instructions
25.5 Hydraulic Design Information Sign
25.6 General Information Sign
Chapter 26 Marine Systems
26.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
281<\/td>\n26.2 System Components, Hardware, and Use <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
282<\/td>\n26.3 System Requirements
26.4 Installation Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
283<\/td>\n26.5 Design Approaches
26.6 Plans and Calculations
26.7 Water Supplies <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
285<\/td>\n26.8 System Acceptance
26.9 System Instructions and Maintenance
Chapter 27 System Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
27.1 General
27.2 Inactive Sprinkler Systems Abandoned in Place
Annex A Explanatory Material <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
448<\/td>\nAnnex B Miscellaneous Topics <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
450<\/td>\nAnnex C Explanation of Test Data and Procedures for Rack Storage <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
456<\/td>\nAnnex D Sprinkler System Information from the 2012 Edition of the Life Safety Code <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
460<\/td>\nAnnex E Development of the Design Approach to Conform with SEI\/ASCE 7 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
466<\/td>\nAnnex F Informational References <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
470<\/td>\nIndex <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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