Ignore Seismic
Ignore Seismic
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The owner of a plant outside of the US is telling the pipe stress engineer to just ignore seismic. His reasoning is in the unlikely event of a major earthquake in which a pipe breaks the system will automatically shut down. The pipe can then be repaired and the plant brought back on line. This would never fly in the US. Is this common in developing counties? If the owner absolutely cannot be persuaded to spring for the extra cost of earthquake protection, what can the engineer do to protect himself?





RE: Ignore Seismic
RE: Ignore Seismic
Just ask the client about local seismic code to be able to go through the procedure and see if the analysis is not required. In most seismic codes there are clauses to see the criteria/requirements of the seismic analysis.
RE: Ignore Seismic
RE: Ignore Seismic
Quoting Dozer ... If the owner absolutely cannot be persuaded to spring for the extra cost of earthquake protection, what can the engineer do to protect himself?
Remember who may be held responsible for inadequate work ... So, what steps to take ? Big ones.
RE: Ignore Seismic