Redundancy factor for SDC D Non-building structure
Redundancy factor for SDC D Non-building structure
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I was caught up in a doubt if my interpretation of ASCE7-10 redundancy factor is correct. I was designing a piperack. As being non-building structure, i took redundancy factor of 1.0 as per Code's Section 12.3.4.1 item 4. However, Section 12.3.4.2 says that if it's at SDC D~F (mine is at SDC D), rho should be 1.30. I hope I could get confidence from your opinion. Thanks a lot.






RE: Redundancy factor for SDC D Non-building structure
My advice is just take it as "1.3" ( it's the worst case ). And I think that piperack is a structural element. Cladding of a building is considered as a non structural element, but piperack isn't.
RE: Redundancy factor for SDC D Non-building structure
RE: Redundancy factor for SDC D Non-building structure