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i am designing a suspended slab to carry 5 water distribution pumps of various capacities, ie: 60Hp, 250psi. the pumps are of centrifugal type. is there any rule of thumb in load analysis prior to designing the required reinforcement of suspended slab in relation to vibration, lateral loads, etc with respect to the weight of the equipment?






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Check ACI 351.3R-04 "Foundations for Dynamic Equipment", they give guidelines and design criteria for vibration and such.
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Then, when it breaks, you know you have to make it stronger the next time. 8<)
Of course, if it doesn't break the first time, then you made it too strong and wasted time, money, and effort making it too strong. That means you have can rip it out and build it again cheaper the second time to save even more money. 8<)
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