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PDF Pages	PDF Title
1	Cover
2	Copyright
5	Tabke of Contents
11	Preface
13	Acknowledgments
15	About the Contributors
19	About the Editor
20	PART ONE – NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, with Commentary
22	1 Administration 1.1 Scope
24	1.2 Purpose
25	1.3 Application
26	1.4 Retroactivity
27	1.5 Equivalency 1.6 Units and Symbols
29	1.7 New Technology
32	2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General
33	2.2 NFPA Publications
34	2.3 Other Publications
37	2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
40	3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Offi cial Definitions
43	3.3 General Definitions
52	3.4 Sprinkler System Type Definitions
59	3.5 System Component Definitions
62	3.6 Sprinkler Definitions
75	3.7 Construction Definitions
82	3.8 Private Water Supply Piping Definitions
86	3.9 Storage Definitions
105	3.10 Marine Definitions
109	3.11 Hanging and Bracing Definitions
112	4 General Requirements 4.1 Level of Protection
113	4.2 Limited Area Systems 4.3 Owner’s Certifi cate
115	4.4 Additives 4.5 Air, Nitrogen, or Other Approved Gas 4.6 Support of Nonsprinkler System Components
118	5 Classification of Occupancies and Commodities 5.1 Classification of Occupancies
119	5.2 Light Hazard Occupancies
121	5.3 Ordinary Hazard Occupancies
126	5.4 Extra Hazard Occupancies
127	5.5 Special Occupancy Hazards
128	5.6 Commodity Classification
148	6 System Components and Hardware 6.1 General
153	6.2 Sprinklers
167	6.3 Aboveground Pipe and Tube
177	6.4 Fittings
180	6.5 Joining of Pipe and Fittings
190	6.6 Hangers
191	6.7 Valves
193	6.8 Fire Department Connections
195	6.9 Waterfl ow Alarm Devices
199	6.10 Signs
202	7 System Requirements 7.1 Wet Pipe Systems
205	7.2 Dry Pipe Systems
221	7.3 Preaction Systems and Deluge Systems
228	7.4 Combined Dry Pipe and Preaction Systems for Piers, Terminals, and Wharves
233	7.5 Multi-Cycle Systems
234	7.6 Antifreeze Systems
244	7.7 Automatic Sprinkler Systems with Non–Fire Protection Connections
246	7.8 Outside Sprinklers for Protection Against Exposure Fires (Exposure Protection Sprinkler Systems)
252	7.9 Refrigerated Spaces
258	7.10 Commercial-Type Cooking Equipment and Ventilation
264	7.11 Additives and Coatings
266	8 Installation Requirements 8.1 Basic Requirements
270	8.2 System Protection Area Limitations
274	8.3 Use of Sprinklers
285	8.4 Application of Sprinkler Types
297	8.5 Position, Location, Spacing, and Use of Sprinklers
310	8.6 Standard Pendent and Upright Spray Sprinklers
339	8.7 Sidewall Standard Spray Sprinklers
350	8.8 Extended Coverage Upright and Pendent Spray Sprinklers
362	8.9 Extended Coverage Sidewall Spray Sprinklers
370	8.10 Residential Sprinklers
381	8.11 CMSA Sprinklers
389	8.12 Early Suppression Fast-Response Sprinklers
396	8.13 In-Rack Sprinklers
398	8.14 Pilot Line Detectors
400	8.15 Special Situations
432	8.16 Piping Installation
457	8.17 System Attachments
478	9 Hanging, Bracing, and Restraint of System Piping 9.1 Hangers
499	9.2 Installation of Pipe Hangers
513	9.3 Protection of Piping Against Damage Where Subject to Earthquakes
564	10 Underground Piping 10.1 Piping Materials
572	10.2 Fittings
573	10.3 Joining of Pipe and Fittings
574	10.4 Depth of Cover
576	10.5 Protection Against Freezing
577	10.6 Protection Against Damage
580	10.7 Requirement for Laying Pipe
582	10.8 Joint Restraint
593	10.9 Backfi lling 10.10 Testing and Acceptance
602	11 Design Approaches 11.1 General
608	11.2 Occupancy Hazard Fire Control Approach for Spray Sprinklers
622	11.3 Special Design Approaches
628	12 General Requirements for Storage 12.1 General
638	12.2 Hose Connections
639	12.3 Adjacent Hazards or Design Methods
641	12.4 Wet Pipe Systems
642	12.5 Dry Pipe and Preaction Systems 12.6 Storage Applications
649	12.7 Discharge Considerations
654	12.8 Hose Stream Allowance and Water Supply Duration
656	12.9 Restrictions
660	12.10 Room Design Method
661	12.11 High-Expansion Foam Systems 12.12 Protection of Idle Pallets
672	13 Miscellaneous Storage
673	13.1 Miscellaneous Storage Up to 12 ft (3.7 m) in Height 13.2 Design Basis
677	13.3 In-Rack Sprinklers
680	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
681	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
690	14.3 CMSA Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities
694	14.4 Early Suppression Fast-Response (ESFR) Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities
696	14.5 Special Design for Palletized, Solid- Piled, Bin Box, or Shelf Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities
697	14.6 High-Expansion Foam – Reduction to Ceiling Density
698	15 Protection for Palletized, Solid-Piled, Bin Box, Shelf, or Back-to-Back Shelf Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities 15.1 General
699	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
710	15.3 CMSA Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities
712	15.4 Early Suppression Fast-Response (ESFR) Sprinklers for Palletized or Solid-Piled Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities
717	15.5 High-Expansion Foam -Reduction in Ceiling Density
720	16 Protection of Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities 16.1 General
735	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
766	16.3 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV Commodities Stored Over 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height
796	17 Protection of Rack Storage of Plastic and Rubber Commodities 17.1 General
811	17.2 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Plastics Commodities Stored Up to and Including 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height
842	17.3 Protection Criteria for Rack Storage of Plastics Commodities Stored Over 25 ft (7.6 m) in Height
862	18 Protection of Rubber Tire Storage 18.1 General
863	18.2 Columns Within Rubber Tire Storage
864	18.3 Water Supplies
865	18.4 Ceiling Systems
869	18.5 In-Rack Sprinkler System Requirements for Protection of Rubber Tires 18.6 Reduced-Discharge Density
870	19 Protection of Roll Paper 19.1 Protection of Roll Paper Storage
882	20 Special Designs of Storage Protection 20.1 General 20.2 Plastic Motor Vehicle Components
883	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
891	20.4 Protection of Baled Cotton Storage
893	20.5 Sprinkler Protection of Carton Records Storage with Catwalk Access
898	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
900	20.7 Protection of High Bay Records Storage
904	21 Alternative Sprinkler System Designs for Chapters 12 Through 20
905	21.1 General
906	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
908	21.3 Sprinkler Protection Criteria for Open-Frame Rack Storage of Class I Through Class IV and Plastic Commodities
914	21.4 Hose Stream Allowance and Water Supply Duration 21.5 Minimum Obstruction Criteria
918	22 Special Occupancy Requirements 22.1 General 22.2 Flammable and Combustible Liquids
922	22.3 Aerosol Products
924	22.4 Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials
927	22.5 Solvent Extraction Plants
928	22.6 Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines
929	22.7 Nitrate Film
932	22.8 Laboratories Using Chemicals
933	22.9 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes 22.10 Acetylene Cylinder Charging Plants
934	22.11 Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code 22.12 Utility LP-Gas Plants 22.13 Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
935	22.14 Protection of Information Technology Equipment 22.15 Standard on Incinerators, and Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment
940	22.16 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces
941	22.17 Health Care Facilities Code, Hyperbaric Chambers
942	22.18 Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems
943	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
955	22.22 Standard for the Construction and Fire Protection of Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves
956	22.23 Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities
958	22.24 Aircraft Hangars 22.25 Airport Terminal Buildings, Fueling Ramp Drainage, and Loading Walkways
959	22.26 Aircraft Engine Test Facilities 22.27 Advanced Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants
964	22.28 Light Water Nuclear Power Plants 22.29 Hydroelectric Generating Plants [NFPA 851]
965	22.30 Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource Properties – Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship [NFPA 909]
967	22.31 National Electrical Code
968	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
969	22.35 Coal Mines
971	22.36 Metal/Nonmetal Mining and Metal Mineral Processing Facilities
974	22.37 Hazardous Materials Code
980	23 Plans and Calculations 23.1 Working Plans
990	23.2 Water Supply Information
994	23.3 Hydraulic Calculation Forms
1012	23.4 Hydraulic Calculation Procedures
1048	23.5 Pipe Schedules
1055	23.6 Deluge Systems
1056	23.7 Exposure Protection Sprinkler Systems
1057	23.8 In-Rack Sprinklers
1058	23.9 Hose Allowance
1060	24 Water Supplies 24.1 General
1066	24.2 Types
1076	25 Systems Acceptance 25.1 Approval of Sprinkler Systems and Private Fire Service Mains
1080	25.2 Acceptance Requirements
1088	25.3 Circulating Closed Loop Systems
1089	25.4 Instructions 25.5 Hydraulic Design Information Sign
1090	25.6 General Information Sign
1094	26 Marine Systems 26.1 General
1099	26.2 System Components, Hardware, and Use
1104	26.3 System Requirements
1105	26.4 Installation Requirements
1110	26.5 Design Approaches 26.6 Plans and Calculations
1111	26.7 Water Supplies
1117	26.8 System Acceptance 26.9 System Instructions and Maintenance
1120	27 System Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance 27.1 General
1121	27.2 Inactive Sprinkler Systems Abandoned in Place
1124	Annexes A Explanatory Material
1125	B Miscellaneous Topics
1129	C Explanation of Test Data and Procedures for Rack Storage
1130	D Sprinkler System Information from the 2012 Edition of the Life Safety Code
1140	E Development of the Design Approach to Conform with SEI/ASCE 7
1146	F Informational References
1152	PART TWO – Supplements
1154	1. Evolution of Storage Sprinkler Standards
1164	2. Step-by-Step Hydraulic Calculations for a Fire Sprinkler System
1190	3. Technical/Substantive Changes from the 2010 to 2013 Editions of NFPA 13
1226	NFPA 13 Index
1247	Important Notices and Legal Disclaimers
1248	TIA 13-3

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Publication Date	2013
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