Contents
Preface
About the Editors
NFPA 13 Summary of Technical Changes
Chapters
1 Administration
2 Referenced Publications
3 Definitions
4 General Requirements
5 Water Supplies
6 Installation Underground Piping
7 Requirements for System Components and Hardware
8 System Types and Requirements
9 Sprinkler Location Requirements
10 Installation Requirements for Standard Pendent, Upright, and Sidewall Spray Sprinklers
11 Installation Requirements for Extended Coverage Upright, Pendent, Sidewall Spray Sprinkler
12 Installation Requirements for Residential Sprinklers
13 Installation Requirements for CMSA Sprinklers
14 Installation Requirements for Early Suppression Fast-Response Sprinklers
15 Installation Requirements for Special Sprinklers
16 Installation of Piping, Valves and Appurtenances
17 Installation Requirements for Hanging and Support of System Piping
18 Installation Requirements for Seismic Protection
19 Design Approaches
20 General Requirements for Storage
21 Protection of High Piled Storage Using Control Mode Density Area (CMDA) Sprinklers
22 CMSA Requirements for Storage Applications
23 ESFR Requirements for Storage Applications
24 Alternative Sprinkler System Designs for Chapters 20 Through 25
25 Protection of Rack Storage Using In-Rack Sprinklers
26 Special Designs of Storage Protection
27 Special Occupancy Requirements
28 Plans and Calculations
29 Systems Acceptance
30 Existing System Modifications
31 Marine Systems
32 System Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
Annexes
A Explanatory Material
B Miscellaneous Topics
C Explanation of Test Data and Procedures for Rack Storage
D Sprinkler System Information from the 2021 Edition of the Life Safety Code
E Development of the Design Approach to Conform with SEI/ASCE 7
F Informational References
Index
Important Notices and Legal Disclaimers