M31 Distribution System Requirements for Fire Protection.

Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Fire Flow Requirements -- IMPACT ON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN -- COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE -- FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS -- CALCULATING FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS -- PRACTICAL LIMITS ON FIRE FLOW -- NONPOTABLE WATER SOURCES FOR FIRE FIGHTING -- REFERENCES -- System Demand and Design-Flow Criteria -- METHODS OF DISTRIBUTION -- RATES OF WATER USE -- DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM APPURTENANCES -- SYSTEM EVALUATION AND DESIGN -- DETERMINING DESIGN FLOW -- FLOW METERING -- STANDBY CHARGES FOR FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS -- WATER DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES -- REFERENCES -- Distribution System Storage -- FUNCTIONS OF DISTRIBUTION STORAGE -- ELEVATED AND GROUND STORAGE -- PUMPING FOR DISTRIBUTION STORAGE -- LOCATION OF STORAGE -- STORAGE RESERVOIR OVERFLOW LEVEL -- References -- Adequacy and Reliability of Distribution Systems -- DETERMINING LEVEL OF RELIABILITY -- APPLICATION OF RELIABILITY CONSIDERATIONS -- RELIABILITY OF MAJOR SYSTEM COMPONENTS -- OPERATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems -- ADVANTAGES OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS -- WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPRINKLERED PROPERTIES -- TYPES OF SPRINKLERS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS -- STANDPIPES -- BACKFLOW PREVENTION FOR FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A Agencies Involved in Fire Protection -- Appendix B Water Supply and Fire Insurance Ratings -- Index -- AWWA Manuals.

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