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Cal Poly State University Robert E. Kennedy Library Fire Protection Analysis Report, Timothy Anderson Jun 2019

Cal Poly State University Robert E. Kennedy Library Fire Protection Analysis Report, Timothy Anderson

Fire Protection Engineering: Culminating Experience Project Reports

This report determines whether or not the fire protection and life safety features of Robert E. Kennedy Library are consistent with the fire protection objectives established in nationally recognized fire protection codes and standards. This analysis is performed to establish a technical baseline for identification of fire protection deficiencies.

Kennedy Library is the campus student library at California Polytechnic State University. The facility provides resources and services in a variety of media to meet the needs of university students and faculty.

This analysis consists of a prescriptive analysis and a performance-based analysis. The prescriptive analysis is an analysis of the …


A Fire Protection Life Safety Analysis Of Permian Oil Plaza, Nick Francis Mar 2019

A Fire Protection Life Safety Analysis Of Permian Oil Plaza, Nick Francis

Fire Protection Engineering: Culminating Experience Project Reports

The Permian Oil Plaza (POP) is a four story building located in Midland, TX. This facility was designed to provide over 200,000 square feet of office space to approximately 500 employees. The building was constructed of unprotected non-combustible (Type II-B) building materials and was completed in late 2015. An assessment of the building’s fire and life safety systems was performed to ensure these systems were designed and installed in a manner that meets, or exceeds, the intent of pertinent building codes and fire safety standards. This assessment included a prescriptive based analysis, as well as a performance-based analysis. The prescriptive …