1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910968536203321

Titolo

Distribution system requirements for fire protection

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2008

ISBN

1-61300-076-6

1-61583-785-X

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Collana

AWWA manual ; ; M31

Disciplina

628.9/252

Soggetti

Fire extinction - Water-supply

Water - Distribution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

Get specific guidance on designing, operating, and maintaining water distribution systems as they relate to fire protection and fire suppression activities and maximize fire protection benefits, while delivering safe, potable water to customers. Benefits: The fourth edition has all the information you need to  Understand the influence of fire protection requirements on distribution system design Determine required fire flows, using approved calculation methods Correctly size water system components and storage facilities Provide adequate and reliable system operation even when individual components are out of service Design water supply for sprinklered properties Improve your fire insurance rating Work with local fire departments, building code officials, and other partners in fire protection

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973521303321

Autore

Hunt Emily J (Emily Jane), <1974->

Titolo

Christianity in the second century : the case of Tatian / / Emily J. Hunt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-40988-5

1-134-40989-3

0-203-32912-0

0-203-35557-1

1-280-03750-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 pages)

Collana

Routledge Early Church Monographs.

Disciplina

270.1/092

Soggetti

Theology, Doctrinal - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-237) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Christianity in the second century; Tatian and Valentinianism; Tatian and Justin Martyr; Tatian and hellenistic



philosophy; Tatian and the development of a Christian philosophy; Tatian and Syriac Christianity; Conclusion: Tatian and second century Christianity; Appendix: Tatian and Clement's accusation in Stromateis III.82.2; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Tatian is a significant figure in the early Church, his work both representing and revealing his second-century context. This study offers a detailed exploration of his thought. It is also a valuable introduction to the entire period, particularly the key developments it witnessed in Christianity.Emily Hunt examines a wide range of topics in depth: Tatian's relationship with Justin Martyr and his Oration to the Greeks; the Apologetic attempt to defend and define Christianity against the Graeco-Roman world and Christian use of hellenistic philosophy. Tatian was accused of heresy after his d