PE Problem #61

8/28/2018

Which of the following would be considered a typical fire load for a bedroom?
a. 0.4 - 0.8 lb/sqft
b. 3.2 - 5.5 lb/sqft
c. 11 - 14 lb/sqft
d. 43 - 48 lb/sqft

Solution | Posted 08/29/18

6 Comments

8/28/2018 08:33:02 am

B, FPH Table

Jimmy

8/28/2018 10:34:49 am

Wow, that threw me... Even after I saw KC post FPH, I still played hell finding that! Thanks for the tip, it is now logged my notes for the exam.

Colleen

8/28/2018 11:40:10 am

B. 3.2 - 5.5 lb/sqft per FPH p. 18-6

Bedroom fire load=4.3 lb/sft, st. dev=1.15, so load is 3.15-5.45 lb/sft

Brian

8/28/2018 03:19:29 pm

B. Tbl 18.1.3

Pari

8/28/2018 06:18:31 pm

Starfish

8/28/2018 08:56:06 pm

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