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1106.2 Vertical conductors and leaders. Vertical conduc
tors and leaders shall be sized for the maximum projected
roof area, in accordance with Table 11Ob.2(1) and Table
11Ob.2(2).
1106.3 Building storm drains and sewers. The size of the
building :a:m u:aIn, building storm :u: and their horizon
tal branches having a slope of onehalf unit or less vertical in
12 units horizontal (4percent slope) shall be based on the
maximum projected roof area in accordance with Table
11Ob.8. The slope of horizontal branches shall be not less
than oneeighth unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (1percent
slope) unless otherwise a:a+u.
1106.4 Vertical walls. In sizing roof drains and storm drain
age piping, onehalf of the area of any vertical wall that
diverts rainwater to the roof shall be added to the projected
roof area for inclusion in calculating the required size of ver
tical conductors, leaders and horizontal storm drainage pip
ing.
1106.5 Parapet wall scupper location. Parapet wall roof
drainage scupper and overflow scupper location shall comply
with the requirements of Section 15O8.4 of the 7n:naIanaI
!uIIuIng Cau.
1106.6 Size of roof gutters. The size of semicircular gutters
shall be based on the maximum projected roof area in accor
dance with Table 11Ob.b.
TABLE 1106.2(1)
SIZE OF CIRCULAR VERTICAL CONDUCTORS AND LEADERS
Ior SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 square foot = O.O929 m
2
.
a. Sizes indicated are the diameter of circular piping. This table is applicable to piping of other shapes, provided the crosssectional shape fully encloses a circle
of the diameter indicated in this table. Ior rectangular leaders, see Table 11Ob.2(2). Interpolation is permitted for pipe sizes that fall between those listed in
this table.
DIAMETER
OF LEADER
(inches)
a
HORIZONTALLY PROJECTED ROOF AREA (square feet)
RainfaII rate (inches per hour)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2 2,88O 1,44O 9bO 72O 575 48O 41O 8bO 82O 29O 2bO 24O
8 8,8OO 4,4OO 2,98O 2,2OO 1,7bO 1,47O 1,2bO 1,1OO 98O 88O 8OO 78O
4 18,4OO 9,2OO b,18O 4,bOO 8,b8O 8,O7O 2,b8O 2,8OO 2,O45 1,84O 1,b75 1,58O
5 84,bOO 17,8OO 11,58O 8,b5O b,92O 5,7b5 4,945 4,825 8,845 8,4bO 8,145 2,88O
b 54,OOO 27,OOO 17,995 18,5OO 1O,8OO 9,OOO 7,715 b,75O b,OOO 5,4OO 4,91O 4,5OO
8 11b,OOO 58,OOO 88,bbO 29,OOO 28,2OO 19,815 1b,57O 14,5OO 12,89O 11,bOO 1O,545 9,bOO
TABLE 1106.2(2)
SIZE OF RECTANGULAR VERTICAL CONDUCTORS AND LEADERS
Ior SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 square foot = O.O929 m
2
.
a. Sizes indicated are nominal width length of the opening for rectangular piping.
b. Ior shapes not included in this table, Iquation 111 shall be used to determine the equivalent circular diameter, !
, of rectangular piping for use in
interpolation using the data from Table 11Ob.2(1).
!
= |width length|
1/2
(Equation 11-1)
where:
!
= equivalent circular diameter and !
, width and length are in inches.
DIMENSIONS OF
COMMON LEADER SIZES
width x Iength (inches)
a, b
HORIZONTALLY PROJECTED ROOF AREA (square feet)
RainfaII rate (inches per hour)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1
8
/
4
2
1
/
2
8,41O 1,7OO 1,18O 85O b8O 5bO 48O 42O 87O 84O 81O 28O
2 8 5,54O 2,77O 1,84O 1,88O 1,1OO 92O 79O b9O b1O 55O 5OO 4bO
2
8
/
4
4
1
/
4
12,88O b,41O 4,27O 8,2OO 2,5bO 2,18O 1,88O 1,bOO 1,42O 1,28O 1,1bO 1,ObO
8 4 18,21O b,bOO 4,4OO 8,8OO 2,b4O 2,2OO 1,88O 1,b5O 1,4bO 1,82O 1,2OO 1,1OO
8
1
/
2
4 15,9OO 7,95O 5,8OO 8,97O 8,18O 2,b5O 2,27O 1,98O 1,7bO 1,59O 1,44O 1,82O
8
1
/
2
5 21,81O 1O,b5O 7,1OO 5,82O 4,2bO 8,55O 8,O4O 2,bbO 2,8bO 2,18O 1,98O 1,77O
8
8
/
4
4
8
/
4
21,9bO 1O,98O 7,82O 5,49O 4,89O 8,bbO 8,18O 2,74O 2,44O 2,19O 1,99O 1,88O
8
8
/
4
5
1
/
4
25,52O 12,7bO 8,5OO b,88O 5,1OO 4,25O 8,b4O 8,19O 2,88O 2,55O 2,82O 2,12O
8
1
/
2
b 27,79O 18,89O 9,2bO b,94O 5,55O 4,b8O 8,97O 8,47O 8,O8O 2,77O 2,52O 2,81O
4 b 82,98O 1b,49O 1O,99O 8,24O b,59O 5,49O 4,71O 4,12O 8,bbO 8,29O 2,99O 2,74O
5
1
/
2
5
1
/
2
44,8OO 22,15O 14,7bO 11,O7O 8,8bO 7,88O b,82O 5,58O 4,92O 4,48O 4,O2O 8,b9O
7
1
/
2
7
1
/
2
1OO,5OO 5O,25O 88,5OO 25,12O 2O,1OO 1b,75O 14,85O 12,5bO 11,1bO 1O,O5O 9,18O 8,87O
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TABLE 1106.3
SIZE OF HORIZONTAL STORM DRAINGE PIPING
Ior SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 square foot = O.O929 m
2
.
SIZE OF
HORIZONTAL
PIPING
(inches)
HORIZONTALLY PROJECTED ROOF AREA (square feet)
RainfaII rate (inches per hour)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
/
8
unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (1-percent slope)
8
4
5
b
8
1O
12
15
8,288
7,52O
18,8bO
21,4OO
4b,OOO
82,8OO
188,2OO
218,OOO
1,b44
8,7bO
b,b8O
1O,7OO
28,OOO
41,4OO
bb,bOO
1O9,OOO
1,O9b
2,5Ob
4,458
7,188
15,88O
27,bOO
44,4OO
72,8OO
822
1,8OO
8,84O
5,85O
11,5OO
2O,7OO
88,8OO
59,5OO
b57
1,5O4
2,b72
4,28O
9,2OO
1b,58O
2b,b5O
47,bOO
548
1,258
2,227
8,5bb
7,bOO
18,8OO
22,2OO
89,b5O
1
/
4
unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (2-percent slope)
8
4
5
b
8
1O
12
15
4,b4O
1O,bOO
18,88O
8O,2OO
b5,2OO
11b,8OO
188,OOO
88b,OOO
2,82O
5,8OO
9,44O
15,1OO
82,bOO
58,4OO
94,OOO
1b8,OOO
1,54b
8,588
b,298
1O,Obb
21,788
88,95O
b2,bOO
112,OOO
1,1bO
2,b5O
4,72O
7,55O
1b,8OO
29,2OO
47,OOO
84,OOO
928
2,12O
8,77b
b,O4O
18,O4O
28,85O
87,bOO
b7,25O
778
1,7bb
8,14b
5,O88
1O,8bb
19,45O
81,85O
5b,OOO
1
/
2
unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (4-percent slope)
8
4
5
b
8
1O
12
15
b,57b
15,O4O
2b,72O
42,8OO
92,OOO
171,bOO
2bb,4OO
47b,OOO
8,288
7,52O
18,8bO
21,4OO
4b,OOO
85,8OO
188,2OO
288,OOO
2,295
5,O1O
8,9OO
18,7OO
8O,b5O
55,2OO
88,8OO
158,8OO
1,b44
8,7bO
b,b8O
1O,7OO
28,OOO
41,4OO
bb,bOO
119,OOO
1,81O
8,O1O
5,82O
8,58O
18,4OO
88,15O
58,2OO
95,8OO
1,O9b
2,5OO
4,45O
7,14O
15,82O
27,bOO
44,4OO
79,25O
