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Can someone explain the process for determining if a standpipe system needs to be designed for seismic considerations?
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Mike
11/13/2019 10:53:30 am
Needs to be braced per NFPA 13.
Cliff
11/13/2019 01:20:49 pm
If the sprinkler system has to be seismically braced, the standpipe system has to be braced as well.
Anon.
11/18/2019 10:55:39 am
Perhaps paragraph 9.3.5.8 of the 2013 and 2016 editions of NFPA #13 helps. My bracing on vertical standpipes is usually limited to the top, and sometimes the bottom. Leave a Reply. |
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