NFPA 13 13:2013 Edition

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NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler System

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Engineer the best fire defense for any occupancy with the 2013 NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems. 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. Revised to reflect the challenges of fire protection in today’s built environment, the 2013 edition of NFPA 13 presents the latest requirements for automatic sprinkler system design, installation, and acceptance testing; hanging and bracing systems; underground piping; and seismic protection. Update to the 2013 NFPA 13 for more design options and greater usability: Modified Chapter 16 and Chapter 17 combine in-rack and ceiling sprinkler requirements in the same section to streamline referencing and help you maximize your time. New Chapter 21 on alternative storage approaches facilitates use of performance-based design — especially for sprinkler systems designed around a specific commodity or storage arrangement. New requirements concerning nonmetallic piping help contractors, owners, and manufacturers recognize and address material compatibility issues, before oversights occur. New provisions allowing the backflow preventer to serve as a system control valve Updated requirements for elevators The latest coverage on antifreeze, heat tracing and heat loss calculations You’re not up-to-code without it! Keep pace with dynamic advancements and ensure automatic sprinkler systems are designed and installed correctly with the new benchmark for design and installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems to prevent fire deaths and property loss.

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PDF Pages	PDF Title
2	Important Notices and Disclaimers
3	Additional Notices and Disclaimers
4	2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications
16	Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Application 1.4 Retroactivity 1.5 Equivalency 1.6 Units and Symbols
17	1.7 New Technology Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
18	2.3 Other Publications
19	2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
20	Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 3.3 General Definitions
21	3.4 Sprinkler System Type Definitions
22	3.5 System Component Definitions 3.6 Sprinkler Definitions
23	3.7 Construction Definitions 3.8 Private Water Supply Piping Definitions
24	3.9 Storage Definitions
27	3.10 Marine Definitions 3.11 Hanging and Bracing Definitions Chapter 4 General Requirements 4.1 Level of Protection
28	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 5.3 Ordinary Hazard Occupancies 5.4 Extra Hazard Occupancies 5.5 Special Occupancy Hazards 5.6 Commodity Classification
30	Chapter 6 System Components and Hardware 6.1 General 6.2 Sprinklers
32	6.3 Aboveground Pipe and Tube
34	6.4 Fittings 6.5 Joining of Pipe and Fittings
36	6.6 Hangers 6.7 Valves 6.8 Fire Department Connections
37	6.9 Waterflow Alarm Devices 6.10 Signs Chapter 7 System Requirements 7.1 Wet Pipe Systems 7.2 Dry Pipe Systems
39	7.3 Preaction Systems and Deluge Systems
41	7.4 Combined Dry Pipe and Preaction Systems for Piers, Terminals, and Wharves 7.5 Multi-Cycle Systems 7.6 Antifreeze Systems
43	7.7 Automatic Sprinkler Systems with Non–Fire Protection Connections
44	7.8 Outside Sprinklers for Protection Against Exposure Fires (Exposure Protection Sprinkler Systems)
45	7.9 Refrigerated Spaces
47	7.10 Commercial-Type Cooking Equipment and Ventilation
48	7.11 Additives and Coatings Chapter 8 Installation Requirements 8.1 Basic Requirements 8.2 System Protection Area Limitations
49	8.3 Use of Sprinklers
52	8.4 Application of Sprinkler Types
53	8.5 Position, Location, Spacing, and Use of Sprinklers
55	8.6 Standard Pendent and Upright Spray Sprinklers
62	8.7 Sidewall Standard Spray Sprinklers
65	8.8 Extended Coverage Upright and Pendent Spray Sprinklers
70	8.9 Extended Coverage Sidewall Spray Sprinklers
73	8.10 Residential Sprinklers
80	8.11 CMSA Sprinklers
82	8.12 Early Suppression Fast-Response Sprinklers
85	8.13 In-Rack Sprinklers
86	8.14 Pilot Line Detectors 8.15 Special Situations
92	8.16 Piping Installation
96	8.17 System Attachments
99	Chapter 9 Hanging, Bracing, and Restraint of System Piping 9.1 Hangers
104	9.2 Installation of Pipe Hangers
107	9.3 Protection of Piping Against Damage Where Subject to Earthquakes
116	Chapter 10 Underground Piping 10.1 Piping Materials 10.2 Fittings 10.3 Joining of Pipe and Fittings 10.4 Depth of Cover
118	10.5 Protection Against Freezing 10.6 Protection Against Damage 10.7 Requirement for Laying Pipe
119	10.8 Joint Restraint
121	10.9 Backfilling 10.10 Testing and Acceptance
124	Chapter 11 Design Approaches 11.1 General
125	11.2 Occupancy Hazard Fire Control Approach for Spray Sprinklers
128	11.3 Special Design Approaches
129	Chapter 12 General Requirements for Storage 12.1 General
130	12.2 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 12.7 Discharge Considerations
131	12.8 Hose Stream Allowance and Water Supply Duration 12.9 Restrictions
133	12.10 Room Design Method 12.11 High-Expansion Foam Systems 12.12 Protection of Idle Pallets
135	Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Storage 13.1 Miscellaneous Storage Up to 12 ft (3.7 m) in Height 13.2 Design Basis
138	13.3 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
139	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
140	14.3 CMSA Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities
142	14.4 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 — Reduction to Ceiling Density
144	Chapter 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
146	15.3 CMSA Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities 15.4 Early Suppression Fast-Response (ESFR) Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities 15.5 High-Expansion Foam — Reduction in Ceiling Density
151	Chapter 16 Protection of Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities 16.1 General
152	16.2 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities Stored Up to and Including 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height
166	16.3 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities Stored Over 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height
179	Chapter 17 Protection of Rack Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities 17.1 General
180	17.2 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Plastics Commodities Stored Up to and Including 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height
194	17.3 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Plastics Commodities Stored Over 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height
203	Chapter 18 Protection of Rubber Tire Storage 18.1 General
204	18.2 Columns Within Rubber Tire Storage 18.3 Water Supplies 18.4 Ceiling Systems
207	18.5 In-Rack Sprinkler System Requirements for Protection of Rubber Tires 18.6 Reduced-Discharge Density Chapter 19 Protection of Roll Paper 19.1 Protection of Roll Paper Storage
209	Chapter 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
211	20.4 Protection of Baled Cotton Storage 20.5 Sprinkler Protection of Carton Records Storage with Catwalk Access
212	20.6 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
213	Chapter 21 Alternative Sprinkler System Designs for Chapters 12 Through 20 21.1 General 21.2 Sprinkler Protection Criteria for Palletized, Solid-Piled, Bin Box, Shelf, or Back-to-Back Shelf 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
216	Chapter 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
217	22.5 Solvent Extraction Plants [NFPA 36] 22.6 Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines 22.7 Nitrate Film
218	22.8 Laboratories Using Chemicals 22.9 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes 22.10 Acetylene Cylinder Charging Plants 22.11 Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code
219	22.12 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
220	22.16 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces 22.17 Health Care Facilities Code, Hyperbaric Chambers
221	22.18 Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems 22.19 Motion Picture and Television Production Studio Soundstages, Approved Production Facilities, and Production Locations 22.20 Animal Housing Facilities 22.21 Water Cooling Towers
223	22.22 Standard for the Construction and Fire Protection of Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves
224	22.23 Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities 22.24 Aircraft Hangars 22.25 Airport Terminal Buildings, Fueling Ramp Drainage, and Loading Walkways
225	22.26 Aircraft Engine Test Facilities 22.27 Advanced Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants
226	22.28 Light Water Nuclear Power Plants 22.29 Hydroelectric Generating Plants [NFPA 851]
227	22.30 Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource Properties — Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship [NFPA 909] 22.31 National Electrical Code 22.32 Fire Protection of Telecommunication Facilities 22.33 Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Noncombustible Particulate Solids 22.34 Hypobaric Facilities
228	22.35 Coal Mines
229	22.36 Metal/Nonmetal Mining and Metal Mineral Processing Facilities 22.37 Hazardous Materials Code
232	Chapter 23 Plans and Calculations 23.1 Working Plans
233	23.2 Water Supply Information 23.3 Hydraulic Calculation Forms
239	23.4 Hydraulic Calculation Procedures
242	23.5 Pipe Schedules
245	23.6 Deluge Systems 23.7 Exposure Protection Sprinkler Systems
246	23.8 In-Rack Sprinklers 23.9 Hose Allowance Chapter 24 Water Supplies 24.1 General 24.2 Types
247	Chapter 25 Systems Acceptance 25.1 Approval of Sprinkler Systems and Private Fire Service Mains 25.2 Acceptance Requirements
251	25.3 Circulating Closed Loop Systems
252	25.4 Instructions 25.5 Hydraulic Design Information Sign 25.6 General Information Sign Chapter 26 Marine Systems 26.1 General
253	26.2 System Components, Hardware, and Use
254	26.3 System Requirements 26.4 Installation Requirements
255	26.5 Design Approaches 26.6 Plans and Calculations 26.7 Water Supplies
257	26.8 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
409	Annex B Miscellaneous Topics
410	Annex C Explanation of Test Data and Procedures for Rack Storage
416	Annex D Sprinkler System Information from the 2012 Edition of the Life Safety Code
420	Annex E Development of the Design Approach to Conform with SEI/ASCE 7
424	Annex F Informational References
427	Index
447	Formal Interpretations