Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?
Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?
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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?
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?
RE: Natural Gas Pipe Seismically Exempt?
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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?
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?