. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE i^ BULLETIN No, 801 "â ^ll'^-^EC^ ^''"''''''"'*'''" from the Bureau of Markets â¢^i !^i^^^ GEORGE LIVINGSTON, Acting Chief ^^f^'^^ui. Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER. December 15, 1919 CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PROTECTION OF COTTON WAREHOUSES/ By J. M. Workman. CONTENTS. Page. Primary factors in do- sign 1 Fire-resistive construction 16 Slow-burning- construction 41 Scmi-slow-lmrning construction 50 Frame construction 57 Iron-clad construction 1
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE i^ BULLETIN No, 801 "â ^ll'^-^EC^ ^''"''''''"'*'''" from the Bureau of Markets â¢^i !^i^^^ GEORGE LIVINGSTON, Acting Chief ^^f^'^^ui. Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER. December 15, 1919 CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PROTECTION OF COTTON WAREHOUSES/ By J. M. Workman. CONTENTS. Page. Primary factors in do- sign 1 Fire-resistive construction 16 Slow-burning- construction 41 Scmi-slow-lmrning construction 50 Frame construction 57 Iron-clad construction 1_ 57 Auxiliary structures 58 Fire protective equipment 61 Precautions against fire 75 Selection of warehouse design 76 Appendix. Standard warehouse plans 79 PRIMARY FACTORS IN WAREHOUSE DESIGN, The construction and fire protection of warehouses for cotton has sutferecl much from the apparent simplicity of the subject. The majorit}^ of cotton warehouses do not combine the essentials for real economy of construction and fire protection with advantageous in- surance rates largely because of inefficient planning. The design and construction of the cotton warehouse should be handled by a competent engineer having a thorough understanding of construc- tion, fire protection, insurance requirements and rates, together with some knowledge of warehouse management. ' Defiuite suggestions iu regard to construction of buildings and fire pro- tection based on desirable principles and practice are presented in this bulletin. A'ery detailed information, of interest cbiefiy to the designer of warehouses, is printed in small type as footnotes. These recommendations as to construction are in general harmony with the Building Code recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Acknowledgment is made of valuable assistance rendered by Prof. Ira H. Woolsou, iu the preparation of this discussion. 128983°â19âBull. 801 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page im
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