PE Fire Protection case studies
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The PE Fire Protection exam is one of the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering examinations, used by U.S. licensing boards as part of the professional engineer licensure process. It is written for engineers with a minimum of four years of post-college experience in fire protection engineering, and it is designed to test for a minimum level of competency in the discipline rather than academic recall. The content spans the working breadth of the field: fire dynamics and hazard and risk analysis, the codes and standards that govern design, detection and alarm, suppression systems, and life safety, egress, and passive or smoke control features. The PE Fire Protection case studies are 5 cases and about 3,047 words.
1Atrium Smoke Control: Design Fire and Exhaust Trade-off
A four-story atrium in a mixed-use building is 60 ft high with a 100 ft by 60 ft plan (about 360,000 ft³, 10,200 m³). The performance-based smoke control design assumes a single 2,500 kW fire in a cluster of retail kiosks with mobile merchandise carts and provides 60,000 cfm of roof exhaust.
664 words, about 3 min2Office-to-Apartment Conversion with a Single Stair
A 1974 six-story, 65 ft office building with 22,000 ft² per floor is being converted to apartments above a ground-floor restaurant and retail. The existing construction has a single 44 in.
602 words, about 3 min3Hotel Lobby Detection and Guest Room Notification
An 80-room, five-story hotel has a two-story lobby with an 18 ft ceiling. Exposed decorative beams 24 in.
590 words, about 3 min4Fire Pump Capacity for a New Standpipe Wing
A 750 gpm, 100 psi rated electric fire pump serves an existing wet system. Recent test data: churn 122 psi, 100% 100 psi, 150% 68 psi.
601 words, about 3 min5Banquet Hall Occupant Load, Egress Width, and a Blocked Exit
A second-floor banquet hall measures 12,000 ft² and is used for seated dinners with tables and chairs; it has a small stage and a 1,500 ft² dance floor. The occupant load has been calculated at 800 using 15 ft²/person.
590 words, about 3 min