seismic design of pipe supports
seismic design of pipe supports
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what code or standard governs the seismic design of pipe supports?
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RE: seismic design of pipe supports
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"The problem isn't finding the solution, its trying to get to the real question." BigInch
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RE: seismic design of pipe supports
It depends on the code or standard that governs the pipe !
Could be B31.1 or B31.3 or ASME-III or none of the above
-MJC
RE: seismic design of pipe supports
B31.3
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RE: seismic design of pipe supports
RE: seismic design of pipe supports
In a seismic analysis, unless that heavy equipment, piping, cable trays, etc are part of your mass model and structural flexibility for these loads is considered, then you're dealing with a too-limited model for realistic seismic design of pipe supports(my opinion). This is where structural input might be required. Structural engineers won't trust piping loads given to them by pipe stress engineers for seismic cases for the very reason that piping models are too simplistic to capture these coupled effects, and in seismic design, those coupled effects are often too great to safely ignore