Standpipe Systems for Fire Protection

✍ Scribed by Kenneth E. Isman (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 389
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This important new manual goes beyond the published NFPA standards on installation of standpipe systems to include the rules in the International Building Code, municipal fire codes, the National Fire Code of Canada, and information on inspection, testing, and maintenance of standpipe systems. Also covered are the interactions between standpipe and sprinkler systems, since these important fire protection systems are so frequently installed together.
Illustrated with design examples and practical applications to reinforce the learning experience, this is the go-to reference for engineers, architects, design technicians, building inspectors, fire inspectors, and anyone that inspects, tests or maintains fire protection systems. Fire marshals and plan review authorities that have the responsibility for reviewing and accepting plans and hydraulic calculations for standpipe systems are also an important audience, as are firefighters who actually use standpipe systems. As a member of the committees responsible for some of these documents, Isman also covers the rules of these standards and codes as they are written, but also provides valuable insight as to the intent behind the rules.
A noted author and lecturer, Professor Isman was an engineer with the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), is an elected Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), and currently Clinical Professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at University of Maryland.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction to Standpipe Systems....Pages 1-15
Types and Classes of Standpipe Systems....Pages 17-31
Buildings Required to Have Standpipes....Pages 33-46
Installation Rules for Hose Connections....Pages 47-82
Installation Requirements for the Rest of the Standpipe System....Pages 83-128
Hydraulic Calculation of Standpipe Systems....Pages 129-156
Combined Sprinkler/Standpipe Systems....Pages 157-169
Pressure Control in Standpipe Systems....Pages 171-205
Pumps and Standpipe Systems....Pages 207-233
High Rise Buildings....Pages 235-257
Hanging, Bracing and Protection of System Piping....Pages 259-293
Horizontal Standpipes and Lateral Piping....Pages 295-302
Acceptance Testing of Standpipes....Pages 303-325
Periodic Inspection, Testing and Maintenance....Pages 327-360
Solutions to “Test Yourself” Exercises....Pages 361-385

✦ Subjects

Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety;Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk