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NFPA 13d - combined flow
I am designing a combined sprinkler system for a one family home. The home is considerably large and has a lot of plumbing fixtures. Are there any regulations of the addition of the domestic demand to the sprinkler demand flow rate? Is it a percentage or would I take the full amount and add them...- Eng32
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- Forum: NFPA (fire) Code Issues
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Increase axial capacity of existing slender concrete column
I am working on a project which involves an addition above an existing reinforced concrete building. The top story has slender columns (14" Diameter, 14' long). An increase of 110K will be added to each column (total gravity load of 185K). I was thinking of using FRP to increase the axial...- Eng32
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- Forum: Demolition & Renovation engineering
