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Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?

Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?

Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?

(OP)
Is a natural gas pipe inside/outside a building allowed to be exempt from seismic bracing if it is less than 2-1/2" in interior diameter and/or mounted less than 12" from top of pipe to supporting structure?

RE: Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?

In which US state is this building?
What is the design code for the pipe?  
If its in a compressor station, probably not.

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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/

RE: Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?

(OP)
I want to follow IBC 2006 regulations.  In summary, 'Is a pipe used to transport high hazard material allowed to use either or neither of the 12" rule or small pipe size exemptions?'

RE: Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?

I don't have that code.  Maybe somebody else knows.  Sorry.

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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/

RE: Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?

You might try asking this question at www.iccsafe.com
Its specifically site for building code question forums.

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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/

RE: Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?

(OP)
Thanks, Ill try there
 

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