DESIGN

ARTICLE ISSUE #

Design Responsibility SQ29

Considerations in the Conservative Design of Closed-Head SQ 30

Sprinkler Systems

Energy Conservation in Design and the Fire Problem in America (1978) SQ30

One New York Plaza Revisited SQ35

Sprinkler Technology and Design in Japan SQ 36

Small Room Rule (Technically Speaking) SQ 37

A Theoretical Approach to Avoiding Wet Grid Bursts (Tech. Speaking) SQ39

Always Something New (Technically Speaking) SQ 40

Backflow and Atriums SQ41

Some Statistics (Technically Speaking) SQ 41

Where Don't We Put Sprinklers? (Technically Speaking) SQ 43

Prefabricated Truss Joists (Sprinkling of News) SQ43

The Engineered Joist Problem (Technically Speaking) SQ 44

Minimum Area of Application - Getting There is Half the Fun (Tech/Spk) SQ45

Plotting Obstruction Patterns (Technically Speaking) SQ 47

Sprinkler System Design: Not Engineering! SQ 48

NSPE Opinion: Sprinkler Layout Not Necessarily Engineering SQ68

Will Your Dry Pipe System Freeze When You Need It SQ69

A Design Area of Confusion SQ73

Oranging the Sprinkler Design Criteria SQ96

Where are the Earthquake Areas TN VIII 4

Nonmetallic Piping Protection Issues TN X 3

2 3-SEP-1987 16:03 NICET CERTIFICATION

1985 Certification Schedule TN VIII 1

1986 Nicet Examination Schedule TN IX 1

1987 Nicet Examination Schedule TN X 1

Study Materials for New Nicet Work Elements TN X 4

3 3-SEP-1987 15:00 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION FEATURES

Designing Around Privacy Curtains TN IV 4

Protecting Composite Wood Joist Construction TN VI 6

The Wood Truss and Joist Issues TN IX 6

Nonmetallic Piping Protection Issues TN X 3

4 3-SEP-1987 15:00 DRAIN CONN/FLUSHING CONN

FM, ISO Frown on Cross Mains at Peaks TN VII 2

Factory Mutual - Flushing Connections TN I 3

NFPA 13 Requires Sectional Drain Valve Sizing TN VIII 1

Proposed Changes to 1987 NFPA 13 Mostly Restrictive TN IX 5

5 3-SEP-1987 15:00 FRICTION LOSS

AISI Promotes Higher C-Factor for Steel Pipes TN III 3

FM Tests Show Extra Friction for Grooved Couplings TN IV 4

Wet Pipe C-Factor "Steel" is 120 TN VI 1

Don't Ignore Pressure Losses for Water Flow Switches TN IX 3

6 27-SEP-1984 15:35 VELOCITY LIMITS

Limiting Velocity in Pipes TN III 2

NFPA 14 Velocity Limits Undone TN III 3

More on Velocity Limits TN III 4

FM Holds Firm on Velocity Limits TN VI 1

7 27-SEP-1984 15:35 HYDRAULICS

Factory Mutual Decides to Get Tough TN III 1

Factory Mutual Update - Hydraulic Calculations TN III 2

ISO Changes Policy on Orifice Mixing TN III 5

Hydraulics Correspondence Course Available TN IV 3

IRI Streamlines Computer Plan Review TN IV 5

Industrial Risk Insurers Appendix I For Hydraulically TN IV 5

Designed Systems

Sources of Hydraulic Design Software TN VI 5

8 27-SEP-1984 15:35 ALARMS

How Long Until the Alarm? TN III 3

IRI Rules Out Wafer Check Valves... TN II 4

..And Prefers System Alarm Valves TN II 4

Know of Any Problems With Wafer Check Valves? TN II 5

Safety Factor Needed for Pressure Control Valves TN V 4

RPZ on Antifreeze Loop Requires Extra Check TN VI 4