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WATER SUPPLY FOR PUBLIC FIRE PROTECTION - Building D

September 15, 2020Page 3591 section

Fire flow requirement calculation sheet for Building D at 9 Erskine Lane.

Building DRequired fire flow: 16,000 L/minOctober 9, 2019

WATER SUPPLY FOR PUBLIC FIRE PROTECTION

Job Name: 9 Erskine Lane
Job #: 2253
Date: 9-Oct-19
Name: K. Krajnc

Building D

Water Supply for Public Fire Protection worksheet for Building D at 9 Erskine Lane, dated October 9, 2019.
Water Supply for Public Fire Protection worksheet for Building D at 9 Erskine Lane, dated October 9, 2019.

A. TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION

Type of Construction Value
Fire-Resistive Construction 0.6
Non-combustible Construction 0.8
Ordinary Construction 1.0
Wood Frame Construction 1.5

C = 1.5

B. GROUND FLOOR AREA

  • 1414 m² (1st floor)

C. HEIGHT OF BUILDING IN STOREYS

  • Height: 6 (Number of floors)
  • Average Area Total: 8484 m²

D. FIRE FLOW FORMULA

F = 220 · C √A

  • C: 1.5
  • A: 8484 m²
  • F: 30396 L/min
  • F (Nearest 1000): 30000 L/min

E. TOTAL DECREASE FOR OCCUPANCY

Occupancy Type Percentage
Non-Combustible -25%
Limited Combustible -15%
Combustible No Change
Free Burning 15%
Rapid Burning 25%
  • O = -25 %
  • T = -7500 L/min
  • Tt = 22500 L/min

F. DECREASE FOR SPRINKLER PROTECTION

  • 50% for complete automatic protection

  • 30% for adequately designed systems

  • 10% for water supply standard to both domestic and fire department hose lines required

  • 10% for fully supervised system

  • T = 50 %

  • T = 11250 L/min

G. TOTAL INCREASE OF EXPOSURES

Separation Charge Separation Charge
0 to 3m 25% 20.1 to 30m 10%
3.1 to 10m 20% 30.1 to 40m 5%
10.1 to 20m 15% >45m 0%
  • N = 0%
  • S = 5%
  • E = 15%
  • W = 0%
  • Total charge: 20%
  • T = 20%
  • T = 4500 L/min

H. TOTAL FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENT

  • E = 22500 L/min
  • F = 11250 L/min
  • G = 4500 L/min
Calculation Result Unit
Total = 15750 L/min
Total = 16000 L/min
Total = 266.7 L/sec
Total = 4226.8 USgal/min
Total = 3519.5 IGal/min
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Extracted from: 2020 09 15 Committee of the Whole Agenda - Agenda - Pdf